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 # brainlet-irc
 
-Brainlet to IRC translation layer
+Unofficial Brainlet to IRC translation layer
+
+**WARNING: You should not expose the IRC server to the public! There are multiple known
+security issues in the dependencies of the module hosting the actual IRC server.**
+
+# Installing
+
+```bash
+git clone --depth=1 --recurse-submodules https://git.hippoz.xyz/hiimgoodpack/brainlet-irc.git
+cd brainlet-irc
+npm install
+pushd ircd.js; npm install; popd
+pushd brainlet-lib; npm install; popd
+```
 
 # Technical notes