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-# Deps.rs
+# Deps.rs - Dependency status at a glance
 
-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/deps-rs/deps.rs.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/deps-rs/deps.rs)
 [![dependency status](https://deps.rs/repo/github/deps-rs/deps.rs/status.svg)](https://deps.rs/repo/github/deps-rs/deps.rs)
 [![GitHub license](https://img.shields.io/github/license/deps-rs/deps.rs.svg)](https://github.com/deps-rs/deps.rs/blob/master/LICENSE)
 
-## Call for maintainer(s)
+![A screenshot showing the deps.rs status of the libc crate](resources/banner.png)
 
-A group of volunteers has recently picked up maintainership for this project. If you are interested in contributing to `deps.rs`, please let us know by commenting under [this issue](https://github.com/deps-rs/deps.rs/issues/40).
+Deps.rs is a service that shows you at a glance if any of your dependencies are out of date or insecure.
+This works by comparing the dependencies in a project's `Cargo.toml` to the latest versions in the crates.io database.
+For security-related information, we query the RustSec Security Advisory Database.
+
+We currently support projects and crates hosted on crates.io, Github, Gitlab and Bitbucket.
+To analyze the state of your dependencies you can use the following URLs:
+
+- for projects on crates.io: `https://deps.rs/crates/<NAME>`
+- for projects on Github, Gitlab or Bitbucket: `https://deps.rs/repo/<HOSTER>/<USER>/<REPO>` (where `<HOSTER>` is either `github`, `gitlab` or `bitbucket`)
+
+On the analysis page, you will also find the markdown code to include a fancy badge in your project README so visitors (and you) can see at a glance if your dependencies are still up to date!
+
+## Contributing
+
+We are always looking for help from the community! Feel like a feature is missing? Found a bug? [Open an issue](https://github.com/deps-rs/deps.rs/issues/new)!
+
+Do you want to contribute? Then browse the [list](https://github.com/deps-rs/deps.rs/issues) of open issues and ask if you can take care of it.
+
+## Building the project
+
+To get started on the project simply clone the repository and run the build:
+
+```
+git clone https://github.com/deps-rs/deps.rs
+cd deps.rs
+cargo run
+```
+
+The started development server will listen on port 8080 on localhost, so you just have to point your browser to `http://localhost:8080` to see if it works.
 
 ## Copyright and License
 
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