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-# Installation
-* Get the Kiwi source and dependencies
+### Kiwi IRC - A hand-crafted IRC client
+Kiwi IRC is a fully featured IRC client that can be extended to suit almost any needs.
+Using the web application is extremly simple even without any IRC knowledge as all the common needs are built directly into the UI.
 
-    $git clone https://github.com/prawnsalad/KiwiIRC.git
-    $npm install
-    
-* Create your SSL certificate and key, place it in the server folder.
+For more information see https://kiwiirc.com or an example of the application can be found at https://kiwiirc.com/client/.
+Our development IRC channel is on the Freenode network, irc.freenode.net #kiwiirc
 
-* Edit the configuration file
 
-    $nano server/config.json
-    
-# Running 
-Either use npm
+### Installation
 
-    $npm start
+*Note: This requires Node.js to run. Make sure you have installed Node.js first! http://nodejs.org/download/*
 
-or run node directly
+1. Download the Kiwi source or clone the git repository:
 
-    $node server/kiwi.js
+    `$ git clone git@github.com:prawnsalad/KiwiIRC.git && cd KiwiIRC`
 
-# Bugs
+2. Install the dependencies:
+
+    `$ npm install`
+
+3. Copy and edit the configuration file as needed:
+
+    `$ cp config.example.js config.js`
+
+    `$ nano config.js`
+
+4.  Make sure the client code is built:
+
+    `$ ./kiwi build`
+
+
+### Running
+From the source folder: `$ ./kiwi start`
+
+You can also run kiwi in the foreground to see any output by using the `-f` flag. Eg: `$ ./kiwi -f`
+
+Open your new Kiwi instance in your browser. By default: http://localhost:7778/
+
+
+### Bugs
 Report bugs using the issue tracker on github: https://github.com/prawnsalad/KiwiIRC/issues
 
-# Licence
+### Licence
 GNU Affero
 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
 
 
-# Thanks to
+### Thanks to
 The KiwiIRC logo credited to Michael Drahony (www.drahony.com)