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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # [ngIRCd](https://ngircd.barton.de) - Internet Relay Chat Server
 
-This document explains how to install ngIRCd, the lightweight Internet Relay
-Chat (IRC) server.
+This document explains how to install and configure ngIRCd, the lightweight
+Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server.
 
 The first section lists noteworthy changes to earlier releases; you definitely
 should read this when upgrading your setup! But you can skip over this section
@@ -10,10 +10,22 @@ when you do a fresh installation.
 All the subsequent sections describe the steps required to install and
 configure ngIRCd.
 
+Please see the file `doc/QuickStart.md` in the `doc/` directory and
+[online](https://ngircd.barton.de/doc/QuickStart.md) on the homepage for some
+configuration examples.
+
 ## Upgrade Information
 
 Differences to version 25
 
+- **Attention**:
+  All already deprecated legacy options (besides the newly deprecated *Key* and
+  *MaxUsers* settings, see below) were removed in ngIRCd 26, so make sure to
+  update your configuration before upgrading, if you haven't done so already
+  (you got a warning on daemon startup when using deprecated options): you can
+  check your configuration using `ngircd --configtest` -- which is a good idea
+  anyway ;-)
+
 - Setting modes for predefined channels in *[Channel]* sections has been
   enhanced: now you can set *all* modes, like in IRC "MODE" commands, and have
   this setting multiple times per *[Channel]* block. Modifying lists (ban list,
@@ -198,6 +210,14 @@ build the sources including all optional features and to run the test suite:
     libident-dev libpam-dev pkg-config libwrap0-dev libz-dev telnet
 ```
 
+#### ArchLinux based distributions
+
+``` shell
+  pacman -S --needed \
+    autoconf automake expect gcc gnutls inetutils libident libwrap \
+    make pam pkg-config zlib
+```
+
 ### `./autogen.sh`
 
 The first step, to run `./autogen.sh`, is *only* necessary if the `configure`
@@ -345,6 +365,10 @@ Please have a look at the `ngircd(8)` and `ngircd.conf(5)` manual pages for
 details and all possible command line and configuration options -- **and don't
 forget to run `ngircd --configtest` to validate your configuration file!**
 
+The file `doc/QuickStart.md` in the `doc/` directory and
+[online](https://ngircd.barton.de/doc/QuickStart.md) on the homepage has some
+configuration examples, you should take a look :-)
+
 After installing ngIRCd, a sample configuration file will be set up (if it
 does not exist already). By default, when installing from sources, the file is
 named `/usr/local/etc/ngircd.conf` (other common names, especially for