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+# Shitty Book Collector
+
+![Healthcheck Badge](https://hc.wurzelraum.org/badge/98e8acf3-6b50-44bd-b361-2ce2cb702b0c/c7Tl9PQ2/qzt-buch.svg)
+
+A shitty CLI script to convert a `.ods` table into a `.html` table. It supports healthchecks and defining a CSS file.
+That's it. Not much to see here.
+
+# Installation
+
+**Clone the project and move into the directory**
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/moan0s/shitty-book-collector.git
+cd shitty-book-collector/
+```
+
+**Optional: Create and activate a virtual environment**
+```bash
+python -m venv venv
+source venv/bin/activate
+```
+
+**Install dependencies**
+```bash
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+# Usage
+
+Basic usage
+```bash
+python main.py -i Books.ods -o books.html
+```
+
+Advanced usage
+```bash
+python main.py -i Books.ods -o books.html --css custom.css --healthcheck https://hc.example.org/ping/8acb905-1234-4567-7890-dac56fff
+```