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 # Initial setup
 Autodeploy relies on having a git repository to store your configuration files. To get started, simply create an empty git repository and autodeploy will ask you where it is the first time you run it.
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+>Note: Please do not store any kind of secrets in a github repository
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 ![Autodeploy setup](https://grahamhelton.com/autodeploy_setup.png)
 
 ## Command line arguments