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+# ⚠️ IMPORTANT ⚠️
+
+# Please do not create a Pull Request for this repository
+
+The contents of this repository are automatically synced from the parent [Helia Examples Project](https://github.com/ipfs-examples/helia-examples) so any changes made to the standalone repository will be lost after the next sync.
+
+Please open a PR against [Helia Examples](https://github.com/ipfs-examples/helia-examples) instead.
+
+## Contributing
+
+Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to be learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are **greatly appreciated**.
+
+1. Fork the [Helia Examples Project](https://github.com/ipfs-examples/helia-examples)
+2. Create your Feature Branch (`git checkout -b feature/amazing-example`)
+3. Commit your Changes (`git commit -a -m 'feat: add some amazing example'`)
+4. Push to the Branch (`git push origin feature/amazing-example`)
+5. Open a Pull Request
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+name: pull
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch
+
+jobs:
+  sync:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Pull from another repository
+        uses: ipfs-examples/actions-pull-directory-from-repo@main
+        with:
+          source-repo: ipfs-examples/helia-examples
+          source-folder-path: examples/${{ github.event.repository.name }}
+          source-branch: main
+          target-branch: main
+          git-username: github-actions
+          git-email: github-actions@github.com
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+## Getting Started
+
+This project is a template to be used to pull a given example from a folder/directory of another repository.
+
+### Requirements
+
+- Add descriptions to the example (mandatory)
+- Check if the github action to perform the pull from another repository exists.
+- Turn off issue/wikis/projects/discussions
+- Disable Releases/Environments/Packages
+- Create a PR against [Helia Examples](https://github.com/ipfs-examples/helia-examples) with your new example in a directory under `./examples` that matches the name of this repo