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+# [ngIRCd](https://ngircd.barton.de) - Internet Relay Chat Server
+
+## Introduction
+
+*ngIRCd* is a free, portable and lightweight *Internet Relay Chat* ([IRC])
+server for small or private networks, developed under the terms of the GNU
+General Public License ([GPL]); please see the file `COPYING` for licensing
+information.
+
+The server is quite easy to configure and runs as a single-node server or can
+be part of a network of ngIRCd servers in a LAN or across the internet. It
+optionally supports the IPv6 protocol, SSL/TLS-protected client-server and
+server-server links, the Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) system for user
+authentication, IDENT requests, and character set conversion for legacy
+clients.
+
+The name ngIRCd stands for *next-generation IRC daemon*, which is a little bit
+exaggerated: *lightweight Internet Relay Chat server* most probably would have
+been a better name :-)
+
+## Status
+
+Development of *ngIRCd* started back in 2001: The server has been written from
+scratch in C, tries to follow all relevant standards, and is not based on the
+forefather, the daemon of the IRCNet.
+
+It is not the goal of ngIRCd to implement all the nasty behaviors of the
+original `ircd` or corner-cases in the RFCs, but to implement most of the useful
+commands and semantics that are used by existing clients.
+
+*ngIRCd* is used as the daemon in real-world in-house and public IRC networks
+and included in the package repositories of various operating systems.
+
+## Advantages and strengths
+
+- Well arranged (lean) configuration file.
+- Simple to build, install, configure, and maintain.
+- Supports IPv6 and SSL.
+- Can use PAM for user authentication.
+- Lots of popular user and channel modes are implemented.
+- Supports "cloaking" of users.
+- No problems with servers that have dynamic IP addresses.
+- Freely available, modern, portable and tidy C source.
+- Wide field of supported platforms, including AIX, A/UX, FreeBSD, HP-UX,
+  IRIX, Linux, macOS, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris and Windows with WSL or Cygwin.
+
+## Documentation
+
+The **homepage** of the ngIRCd project is <https://ngircd.barton.de>.
+
+The `INSTALL.md` document describes how to _install_ and _upgrade_ ngIRCd. It
+is included in all distribution archives and available online on
+[GitHub](https://github.com/ngircd/ngircd/blob/master/INSTALL.md).
+
+Please see the file `doc/QuickStart.md` in the `doc/` directory or on
+[GitHub](https://github.com/ngircd/ngircd/blob/master/doc/QuickStart.md) for
+information about _setting up_ and _running_ ngIRCd, including some real-world
+configuration examples.
+
+More information can be found in a couple of files in the `doc/` directory
+(online on [GitHub](https://github.com/ngircd/ngircd/tree/master/doc)) and in
+the [documentation section](https://ngircd.barton.de/documentation) on the
+[homepage of ngIRCd](https://ngircd.barton.de).
+
+In addition, ngIRCd comes with two _manual pages_: `ngircd(8)` (for the daemon)
+and `ngircd.conf(5)` (for its configuration file). They have even more details
+and list all possible command line parameters and configuration options. You
+can read them with the `man` command (when they are installed locally on your
+system, e.g. `man 8 ngircd` and `man 5 ngircd.conf`) or online here:
+
+- Daemon:
+  [ngircd(8)](https://ngircd.barton.de/man/ngircd.8.html)
+- Configuration file:
+  [ngircd.conf(5)](https://ngircd.barton.de/man/ngircd.conf.5.html)
+
+## Downloads & Source Code
+
+You can find the latest information about the ngIRCd and the most recent
+stable release on the [news](https://ngircd.barton.de/news) and
+[downloads](https://ngircd.barton.de/download) pages of the homepage.
+
+Visit our source code repository at [GitHub](https://github.com/ngircd/ngircd)
+if you are interested in the latest development code.
+
+## Problems, Bugs, Patches
+
+Please don't hesitate to contact us if you encounter problems:
+
+- On IRC: <irc://irc.barton.de/ngircd>
+- Via the mailing list: <ngircd@lists.barton.de>
+
+See <https://ngircd.barton.de/support> for details.
+
+If you find any bugs in ngIRCd (which most probably will be there ...), please
+report them to our issue tracker at GitHub:
+
+- Bug tracker: <https://github.com/ngircd/ngircd/issues>
+- Patches, "pull requests": <https://github.com/ngircd/ngircd/pulls>
+
+[IRC]: https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat
+[GPL]: https://wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License