diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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+datum-gateway (0.2~beta-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  * Initial release.
+
+ -- Luke Dashjr <luke+datum@ocean.xyz>  Fri, 18 Oct 2024 03:06:41 +0000
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
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+7
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
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+Source: datum-gateway
+Maintainer: Luke Dashjr <luke+datum@ocean.xyz>
+Section: net
+Priority: optional
+Standards-Version: 4.5.0
+Homepage: https://ocean.xyz
+Vcs-Git: https://github.com/OCEAN-xyz/datum_gateway.git
+Vcs-Browser: https://github.com/OCEAN-xyz/datum_gateway
+Build-Depends: debhelper,
+ cmake,
+ pkg-config,
+ libjansson-dev,
+ libmicrohttpd-dev,
+ libsodium-dev,
+ libcurl-dev
+
+Package: datum-gateway
+Architecture: amd64 arm64
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
+Description: Decentralized Alternative Templates for Universal Mining
+ The DATUM Gateway is a server providing solo mining capabilities for Bitcoin
+ miners, including both non-pooled and pooled solo mining using the new DATUM
+ protocol.
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
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+Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
+Upstream-Name: datum-gateway
+Upstream-Contact: Luke Dashjr <luke+datum@ocean.xyz>
+Source: https://github.com/OCEAN-xyz/datum_gateway
+
+Files: *
+Copyright: 2024 Bitcoin Ocean, LLC & Jason Hughes
+License: Expat
+
+License: Expat
+ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+ "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+ without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+ distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+ permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+ the following conditions:
+ .
+ The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+ in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ .
+ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+ OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+ IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+ CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+ TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
+ SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
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+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+export DH_VERBOSE = 1
+
+%:
+	dh $@
diff --git a/debian/source/format b/debian/source/format
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+3.0 (native)