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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-uptime
 
-[![standard-readme compliant](https://img.shields.io/badge/readme%20style-standard-brightgreen.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/RichardLitt/standard-readme)
-
-GET-watch the public Verae Time × Zapier doors from a host that is **not** the thing being watched. If NS1 is the...
+GET-watch the public Verae Time × Zapier doors from a host that is **not** the thing being watched. If NS1 is the only watcher, NS1 dying is silent.
 
 **Forgejo:** https://git.georgelambert.org/marchon/verae-uptime  
 **SSH:** `ssh://git@git.georgelambert.org:2223/marchon/verae-uptime.git`
@@ -21,25 +19,3 @@ node src/watch.js                 # loop + http://127.0.0.1:3870/status
 State: `~/.verae-uptime/status.json` and `watch.log`.
 
 This process does **not** speak NATS.
-
-## Install
-
-```sh
-git clone ssh://git@git.georgelambert.org:2223/marchon/verae-uptime.git
-cd verae-uptime
-```
-
-## Usage
-
-```sh
-npm install
-npm start
-```
-
-## Contributing
-
-Questions: open an issue at https://git.georgelambert.org/marchon/verae-uptime/issues. Pull requests are accepted.
-
-## License
-
-UNLICENSED © George Lambert