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+# exaroton BungeeCord Plugin
+A BungeeCord plugin designed to use exaroton servers in your proxy network.
+This plugin can be used on proxies that don't run on exaroton as well.
+
+## Setup
+1. Install the plugin and start the server
+2. Add the API token in the config.yml
+3. Restart the proxy
+
+## Features
+
+### Start/Stop commands
+Start a server and automatically add it to the network 
+when it goes online with `/exaroton start <server>`
+
+To stop a server and remove it use `/exaroton stop`
+
+The commands require the permission nodes `exaroton.start` and
+`exaroton.stop` respectively.
+
+### Watch servers
+Automatically remove offline servers specified in the bungee config
+from the network and add them again when they go online.
+
+This can be disabled in the config.
+
+### Autostart
+Automatically start exaroton servers defined in the plugin config 
+when the proxy starts and add them to the network.
+This can be enabled in the config.
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