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+# MultiPastries
+MultiPastries is a pluralkit alternative for the revolt chat platform.
+It supports creating members and sending messages as one of the members.
+
+## How to host the bot yourself.
+### requirements.
+SQLite on arch.
+```bash
+sudo pacman -S sqlite
+```
+You will need to install the bun runtime from their installation script.
+```bash
+curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash
+```