diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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--- a/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
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-SHELL := /bin/bash
-CURRENT_DIR = $(shell pwd)
-
-init:
-	virtualenv -p python3 venv
-	source ./venv/bin/activate && pip install -r requirements.txt
-	@echo ""
-	@echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
-	@echo "external packages for ffplayout installed in \"$(CURRENT_DIR)/venv\""
-	@echo ""
-	@echo "run:"
-	@echo "\"$(CURRENT_DIR)/venv/bin/python\" \"$(CURRENT_DIR)/ffplayout.py\""
-	@echo ""
-	@echo "or:"
-	@echo "source ./venv/bin/activate"
-	@echo "./ffplayout.py"
-	@echo ""
-	@echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
-	@echo "run \"sudo make install USER=www-data\" if you would like to run ffplayout on server like environments"
-	@echo "instead of www-data you can use any user which need write access to the config file"
-	@echo "this user will also be placed in systemd service"
-	@echo "systemd is required!"
-
-install:
-	if [ ! "$(CURRENT_DIR)" == "/opt/ffplayout-engine" ]; then \
-		install -d -o $(USER) -g $(USER) /opt/ffplayout-engine/; \
-		cp -r docs ffplayout venv "/opt/ffplayout-engine/"; \
-		chown $(USER):$(USER) -R "/opt/ffplayout-engine/"; \
-		install -m 755 -o $(USER) -g $(USER) ffplayout.py "/opt/ffplayout-engine/"; \
-	fi
-	install -d /etc/ffplayout/
-	install -d -o $(USER) -g $(USER) /var/log/ffplayout/
-	if [ ! -f "/etc/ffplayout/ffplayout.yml" ]; then \
-		install -m 644 -o $(USER) -g $(USER) ffplayout.yml /etc/ffplayout/; \
-	fi
-	if [ -d "/etc/systemd/system" ] && [ ! -f "/etc/systemd/system/ffplayout-engine.service" ]; then \
-		install -m 644 docs/ffplayout-engine.service /etc/systemd/system/; \
-		sed -i "s/root/$(USER)/g" "/etc/systemd/system/ffplayout-engine.service"; \
-	fi
-	@echo ""
-	@echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
-	@echo "installation done..."
-	@echo ""
-	@echo "if you want ffplayout to autostart, run: \"systemctl enable ffplayout\""
-
-clean:
-	rm -rf venv
-
-uninstall:
-	rm -rf "/etc/ffplayout"
-	rm -rf "/var/log/ffplayout"
-	rm -rf "/etc/systemd/system/ffplayout-engine.service"
-	if [ ! "$(CURRENT_DIR)" == "/opt/ffplayout-engine" ]; then \
-		rm -rf "/opt/ffplayout-engine"; \
-	fi