+Setting up Anope 1.9.x
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Anope 1.9.4 (and above) can be used with ngIRCd using a preliminary "ngircd"
+protocol module contained in our contrib/Anope/ directory. Please see the
+file contrib/Anope/README for installation instructions!
+
+After patching and installing Anope, at least the following configuration
+variables have to be adjusted in data/services.conf, in addition to all the
+settings marked as required:
+
+ uplink
+ {
+ host = "server.irc.net"
+ port = 6667
+ password = "123abc"
+ }
+
+ serverinfo
+ {
+ name = "services.irc.net"
+ type = "ngircd"
+ }
+
+
+Setting up Atheme 7.0.2 or later
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Atheme 7.0.2 or later (<http://www.atheme.net>) may be used with ngIRCd using
+the "ngircd" protocol module.
+
+The following settings need to be in atheme.conf:
+
+ loadmodule "modules/protocol/ngircd";
+
+ uplink "server.irc.net" {
+ password = "123abc";
+ port = 6667;
+ };
+
+The documentation of Atheme can be found in the doc/ directory of the
+Atheme source distribution.
+
+