diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
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+root = true
+
+[*]
+charset = utf-8
+insert_final_newline = true
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+indent_size = 4
+indent_style = space
+tab_width = 4
+end_of_line = lf
+
+[*.js]
+indent_size = 2
+tab_width = 2
+
+[{*.yaml,*.yml}]
+indent_size = 2
+tab_width = 2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/distribute.yml b/.github/workflows/distribute.yml
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+name: 'Build'
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+    - main
+jobs:
+  artifacts:
+    name : 'Create release'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      # Create a zip from what's in this repo
+    - name: Archive Release
+      uses: thedoctor0/zip-release@0.7.5
+      with:
+        type: 'zip'
+        directory: 'dist/'
+        path: '../'
+        filename: 'vmsacars_config.zip'
+        exclusions: '*.git* /*node_modules/* .editorconfig dist'
+        command: "mkdir -p dist"
+
+    # List all the files that have been created
+    - name: 'List files'
+      run: |
+        find dist/ -maxdepth 2  -type f
+
+    # You can uncomment the method you want to use to upload
+    # Create the environment variables appropriately to set it up
+
+    # Upload via SFTP. See details here:
+    # https://github.com/marketplace/actions/sftp-uploader
+
+    #- name: SFTP uploader
+    #  uses: wangyucode/sftp-upload-action@v2.0.2
+    #  with:
+    #    host: ${{ secrets.SFTP_HOST }}
+    #    password: ${{ secrets.SFTP_PASSWORD }}
+    #    localDir: 'dist'
+    #    remoteDir: ${{ secrets.SFTP_REMOTE_PATH }}
+
+    # Upload to an S3 bucket
+    # https://github.com/actions-marketplace-validations/shallwefootball_upload-s3-action
+    #- name: Upload S3
+    #  uses: shallwefootball/s3-upload-action@master
+    #  with:
+    #    aws_key_id: ${{ secrets.S3_BUILD_ARTIFACTS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+    #    aws_secret_access_key: ${{ secrets.S3_BUILD_ARTIFACTS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}}
+    #    aws_bucket: ${{ secrets.S3_BUCKET_NAME }}
+    #    source_dir: 'dist/'
+    #    destination_dir: ''
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# General
+.DS_Store
+.AppleDouble
+.LSOverride
+
+# Icon must end with two \r
+Icon
+
+# Thumbnails
+._*
+
+# Files that might appear in the root of a volume
+.DocumentRevisions-V100
+.fseventsd
+.Spotlight-V100
+.TemporaryItems
+.Trashes
+.VolumeIcon.icns
+.com.apple.timemachine.donotpresent
+
+# Directories potentially created on remote AFP share
+.AppleDB
+.AppleDesktop
+Network Trash Folder
+Temporary Items
+.apdisk
+
+# Covers JetBrains IDEs: IntelliJ, RubyMine, PhpStorm, AppCode, PyCharm, CLion, Android Studio, WebStorm and Rider
+# Reference: https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544839
+
+# User-specific stuff
+.idea
+*.iml
+
+# Gradle and Maven with auto-import
+# When using Gradle or Maven with auto-import, you should exclude module files,
+# since they will be recreated, and may cause churn.  Uncomment if using
+# auto-import.
+# .idea/artifacts
+# .idea/compiler.xml
+# .idea/jarRepositories.xml
+# .idea/modules.xml
+# .idea/*.iml
+# .idea/modules
+# *.iml
+# *.ipr
+
+# CMake
+cmake-build-*/
+
+# Mongo Explorer plugin
+.idea/**/mongoSettings.xml
+
+# File-based project format
+*.iws
+
+# IntelliJ
+out/
+
+# mpeltonen/sbt-idea plugin
+.idea_modules/
+
+# JIRA plugin
+atlassian-ide-plugin.xml
+
+# Cursive Clojure plugin
+.idea/replstate.xml
+
+# SonarLint plugin
+.idea/sonarlint/
+
+# Crashlytics plugin (for Android Studio and IntelliJ)
+com_crashlytics_export_strings.xml
+crashlytics.properties
+crashlytics-build.properties
+fabric.properties
+
+# Editor-based Rest Client
+.idea/httpRequests
+
+# Android studio 3.1+ serialized cache file
+.idea/caches/build_file_checksums.ser
+
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/settings.json
+!.vscode/tasks.json
+!.vscode/launch.json
+!.vscode/extensions.json
+!.vscode/*.code-snippets
+
+# Local History for Visual Studio Code
+.history/
+
+# Built Visual Studio Code Extensions
+*.vsix
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# vmsACARS Configuration Template
+
+---
+
+## How to use this repo
+
+Create a fork/clone it, and customize it however you want. Also keep an eye on this repo
+for updates/changes. For distribution, create a zip file, ensuring that the `manifest.json`
+is at the root. You can then upload it, and set the config URL in vmsacars to the URL
+of that zip file. A barebones GitHub actions workflow is provided to automate this process.
+
+### manifest.json
+
+The `manifest.json` file contains the locations of the particular items ACARS looks for:
+
+  - `aircraft` - The aircraft config Javascript files are
+  - `rules` - The rules Javascript files are
+  - `scripts` - the callback scripts are
+  - `sounds` - Where the sound files are
+
+---
+
+## Distributing
+
+### Using GitHub Actions
+
+GitHub actions is configured to create a zipfile of this repo and then upload it to a location of your choice.
+You can uncomment the appropriate section from the `.github/workflows/distribute.yml` file, and add the variables.
+The `secrets.XXX` line - the `XXX` key and value need to be added under `Settings -> Secrets and variables -> Actions`
+
+You're also not limited to the included actions, this is just a simple template. You can customize and enhance
+it however you wish.
+
+### Uploading manually
+
+Create a zip file with all the contents of this directory.
diff --git a/aircraft/empty b/aircraft/empty
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diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
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+{
+    "name": "default",
+    "aircraft": {
+      "path": "aircraft"
+    },
+    "rules": {
+      "path": "rules"
+    },
+    "scripts": {
+        "path": "sounds"
+    },
+    "sounds": {
+      "path": "sounds"
+    }
+  }
diff --git a/rules/empty b/rules/empty
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diff --git a/scripts/empty b/scripts/empty
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diff --git a/sounds/empty b/sounds/empty
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