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+GoLang implementation of a simple EventStore
+
+-------
+LICENSE
+-------
+
+see LICENSE file.
+
+---------------
+GETTING STARTED
+---------------
+
+You can run a simple GOES server with this command:
+
+go run simpleserver/simpleserver.go --db=./events --addr=tcp://127.0.0.1:12345
+
+Both flags are optional and their default values are the same as the example.
+
+-----
+Notes
+-----
+
+- On Windows, zmq4 requires Administrative privileges to bind the socket (not sure why, probably related to integrated encryption features in zmq4)