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+# Frankfurter
+
+[Frankfurter](https://frankfurter.dev) is an open-source currency data API that tracks daily exchange rates from institutional sources.
+
+## Deployment
+
+The public API runs at <https://api.frankfurter.dev>. If you prefer to host your own instance, you can run Frankfurter with Docker.
+
+### Using Docker
+
+The quickest way to get started:
+
+```bash
+docker run -d -p 8080:8080 lineofflight/frankfurter
+```
+
+For production, mount a volume to persist the SQLite database across container restarts and set any optional API keys:
+
+```bash
+docker run -d -p 8080:8080 \
+  -e DATABASE_URL=sqlite:///app/data/frankfurter.sqlite3 \
+  -e BAM_API_KEY=your_key \
+  -e BANXICO_API_KEY=your_key \
+  -e BCCH_USER=your_email \
+  -e BCCH_PASS=your_password \
+  -e BOT_API_KEY=your_key \
+  -e FRED_API_KEY=your_key \
+  -e TCMB_API_KEY=your_key \
+  -v ./data:/app/data \
+  --pull always \
+  lineofflight/frankfurter
+```
+
+Without a mounted volume, the database is ephemeral and some endpoints may return empty data until their initial backfill completes.
+
+Some data providers require API keys. All are free and optional:
+
+- `BAM_API_KEY` — Bank Al-Maghrib (Morocco). Register at [apihelpdesk.centralbankofmorocco.ma](https://apihelpdesk.centralbankofmorocco.ma/apis).
+- `BANXICO_API_KEY` — Banco de México. Register at [banxico.org.mx](https://www.banxico.org.mx/SieAPIRest/service/v1/).
+- `BCCH_USER` / `BCCH_PASS` — Banco Central de Chile. Register at [si3.bcentral.cl](https://si3.bcentral.cl/Siete/es/Siete/API).
+- `BOT_API_KEY` — Bank of Thailand. Register at [portal.api.bot.or.th](https://portal.api.bot.or.th).
+- `FRED_API_KEY` — Federal Reserve. Register at [fred.stlouisfed.org](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/docs/api/api_key.html).
+- `TCMB_API_KEY` — Turkish Central Bank. Register at [evds3.tcmb.gov.tr](https://evds3.tcmb.gov.tr).
+
+## Contributing
+
+See [AGENTS.md](AGENTS.md) for development setup and guidelines.
+
+Built a library or tool with Frankfurter? Share it in [Show and Tell](https://github.com/lineofflight/frankfurter/discussions/categories/show-and-tell)