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README.md

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 # transfer.sh [![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/dutchcoders/transfer.sh?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge) [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/dutchcoders/transfer.sh)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/dutchcoders/transfer.sh) [![Docker pulls](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/dutchcoders/transfer.sh.svg)](https://hub.docker.com/r/dutchcoders/transfer.sh/) [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/dutchcoders/transfer.sh.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/dutchcoders/transfer.sh)
 
+*Note: [as of September 29th,
+2017](https://twitter.com/dutchcoders/status/913835197237465089), the
+reference instance of [https://transfer.sh](https://transfer.sh) has been shut
+down.*
+
 Easy and fast file sharing from the command-line. This code contains the server with everything you need to create your own instance.
 
 Transfer.sh support currently the s3 (Amazon S3) and gdrive (Google Drive) providers and local file system (local).