Describe the intended usage of this charm and anything unique about how this charm relates to others here.
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Here's an example you might wish to template off of:
Overview
This charm provides (service) from (service homepage). Add a description here of what the service itself actually does.
Usage
Step by step instructions on using the charm:
juju deploy servicename
and so on. If you're providing a web service or something that the end user needs to go to, tell them here, especially if you're deploying a service that might listen to a non-default port.
You can then browse to http://ip-address to configure the service.
Configuration
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Contact Information
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Author: Report bugs at: http://bugs.launchpad.net/charms/+source/charmname Location: http://jujucharms.com/charms/distro/charmname
- Be sure to remove the templated parts before submitting to https://launchpad.net/charms for inclusion in the charm store.