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+# Changelog
+
+## 2018-04-19 23:01:49 (friek)
+- updated README
+- moved changelog to CHANGELOG.md
+
+## 2018-04-19 14:17:23
+- use alpine 3.7
+- add slack-libpurple
+
+## 2017-09-18 12:30:45
+- trigger rebuild related to https://github.com/bitlbee/bitlbee-facebook/issues/151
+
+## 2017-07-30 20:52:55
+- adding purple-hangouts
+
+## 2017-07-29 18:14:51
+- using alpine 3.6
+- remove libpurple-ymsg
+- adding telegram-purple
+
+## 2017-04-21 12:57:42
+- trigger rebuild
+
+## 2017-04-04 12:59:58
+- trigger rebuild cause of facebook fix
+
+## 2017-03-30 11:43:46
+- trigger rebuild cause of facebook fix
+
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 # docker-bitlbee-libpurple
 
-## 2018-04-19 14:17:23
-- use alpine 3.7
-- add slack-libpurple
-
-## 2017-09-18 12:30:45
-- trigger rebuild related to https://github.com/bitlbee/bitlbee-facebook/issues/151
-
-## 2017-07-30 20:52:55
-- adding purple-hangouts
-
-## 2017-07-29 18:14:51
-- using alpine 3.6
-- remove libpurple-ymsg
-- adding telegram-purple
-
-## 2017-04-21 12:57:42
-- trigger rebuild
-
-## 2017-04-04 12:59:58
-- trigger rebuild cause of facebook fix
-
-## 2017-03-30 11:43:46
-- trigger rebuild cause of facebook fix
-
+This docker image includes bitlbee with a bunch of useful plugins, the most
+significant being the [libpurple Slack plugin](https://github.com/dylex/slack-libpurple).
+
+As Slack is turning off its IRC gateway on May 15 2018, now is the time to
+spin up your own docker image and start using bitlbee instead.
+
+## Building and running the image
+Build the image and tag it:
+```bash
+docker build -t bitlbee:latest .
+```
+
+Then run it:
+```bash
+docker run -p 6667:6667 --name bitlbee -v /local/path/to/configurations:/var/lib/bitlbee --restart=always --detach bitlbee:latest
+```
+
+The local path to the configurations will contain the configuration as saved by 
+bitlbee. It is advisable to do so, as you're configuration will be gone when
+the docker image gets deleted.
+
+## Setting up a Slack account
+Connect with your IRC client to the host running the image. Then register with a password in the &bitlbee channel:
+```
+/join &bitlbee
+register <your password>
+```
+
+Then, go to [the Slack legacy token site](https://api.slack.com/custom-integrations/legacy-tokens) to acquire
+an API token, which is necessary in order to log in.
+
+Copy the token, register your slack account in bitlbee and enable the account:
+```
+account add slack yourusername@whatever.slack.com thetoken
+account on
+```
+
+This should log your account in right away:
+```
+<@root> Trying to get all accounts connected...
+<@root> slack - Logging in: Requesting RTM
+<@root> slack - Logging in: Connecting to RTM
+<@root> slack - Logging in: RTM Connected
+<@root> slack - Logging in: Loading Users
+<@root> slack - Logging in: Loading conversations
+<@root> slack - Logging in: Logged in
+```
+
+By default, none of the channels you normally reside in will be joined. To join them, you first need to add them:
+```
+<@you> chat add slack general
+<@root> Chatroom successfully added.
+```
+
+Don't add the leading #. Adding private channels works the same way as public channels, both without the leading #.
+Now, join the channel with /join #channnelname and you'll be good to go.
+
+will add channel general,