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+# Website Monitor
+
+A simple web service for monitoring website availability.
+
+## Features
+
+- Monitor multiple websites simultaneously
+- Customizable status updates and incident messages
+- Easy configuration via JSON
+- Automated monitoring with cron jobs
+- Markdown support for messages
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- PHP with write permissions
+- Cron (optional, for automated monitoring)
+- [Parsedown](https://parsedown.org) library (included)
+
+## Setup
+
+### 1. Installation
+
+1. Upload all files to your web server
+2. Ensure PHP has write permissions for the `monitors` directory
+
+### 2. Configure Monitored Websites
+
+Edit `monitors.json` to add websites you want to monitor:
+
+```json
+{
+    "example.com": "https://example.com",
+    "wikipedia.org": "https://www.wikipedia.org"
+}
+```
+
+### 3. Optional Customizations
+
+#### Status Updates
+- Create Markdown files in the `updates` directory
+- Filename should match the website name (e.g., `example.com.md`)
+
+#### Incident Messages
+Place Markdown files in the `incidents` directory:
+- Default: Informational message (gray)
+- `alert_*` prefix: Alert message (red)
+- `notice_*` prefix: Notice message (yellow)
+
+### 4. Automate Monitoring
+
+Add this to your crontab to run monitoring every minute:
+
+```bash
+* * * * * /usr/bin/php -f /path/to/monitor.php >/dev/null 2>&1
+```
+
+## Dependencies
+
+- [Parsedown](https://parsedown.org): Markdown rendering library
+
+## Notes
+
+- Ensure proper file permissions for monitoring functionality