diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# takahē
+
+A *very experimental* Fediverse server for microblogging/"toots".
+
+Goals:
+
+* Can run on serverless hosting
+* Multiple account domains possible per server
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
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+[flake8]
+exclude = venv/*,tox/*,specs/*
+ignore = E123,E128,E203,E266,E402,F405,E501,W503,E731,W601
+max-line-length = 119
+
+[isort]
+profile = black
+multi_line_output = 3
+
+[mypy]
+warn_unused_ignores = True
+
+[mypy-django.*]
+ignore_missing_imports = True
+
+[mypy-urlman.*]
+ignore_missing_imports = True
+
+[mypy-crispy_forms.*]
+ignore_missing_imports = True
+
+[mypy-cryptography.*]
+ignore_missing_imports = True
+
+[mypy-*.migrations.*]
+ignore_errors = True