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-Scott "R00tPiG Security" Lindsey <rootpig@georgelambert.org> (rootpig) — owner
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-# Repository owner
-
-**Owner / credited author:** Scott "R00tPiG Security" Lindsey (`rootpig`)
-
-Forgejo: https://git.georgelambert.org/rootpig
-
-This repository is owned by **rootpig** for Verae Inc. server maintenance,
-deployment scripting, and related operations work.
-
-Co-contributors may appear in git history; ownership and ops credit belong to rootpig.
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 # verae-proxmox
 
-[![standard-readme compliant](https://img.shields.io/badge/readme%20style-standard-brightgreen.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/RichardLitt/standard-readme)
-
 Provision an **archive worker LXC** on **NS1.GEORGELAMBERT.ORG** (this box **is** the Proxmox host).
 
 | | |
@@ -38,25 +36,3 @@ bash scripts/fetch.sh proxmox-worker
 Then enable `px-worker` in `verae-fleet/overlays/ns1/machines.json` and `node src/cli.js ssh-check px-worker`.
 
 Keep on the guest uses `units.px-worker.json` (worm ×1 + tree-node ×1 extra copies). Host keep still runs the NS1 floor of 3.
-
-## Install
-
-```sh
-git clone ssh://git@git.georgelambert.org:2223/marchon/verae-proxmox.git
-cd verae-proxmox
-```
-
-## Usage
-
-```sh
-# No single entrypoint is declared in this tree.
-ls
-```
-
-## Contributing
-
-Questions: open an issue at https://git.georgelambert.org/marchon/verae-proxmox/issues. Pull requests are accepted.
-
-## License
-
-UNLICENSED © George Lambert