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 # Instructions 
 
 ## docker-compose 
-- if you are not starting from scratch. delete stale containers and: `docker rmi inspi4` and `docker volume rm inspi4_ssl` 
-- copy `config.env.exmaple` to `config.env` and edit 
-- optional: if you intend to link, copy `include.default.conf` to `include.conf` and edit (see linking section below.)
-- start: `docker-compose -f docker-compose.standalone.yml up -d` also use the linked variant if you intend to link.
-
-- ~~`docker build -t inspi4 -t inspi4:latest .`~~
-- ~~`docker run -it --rm -e 'DEFAULT_BLOCK_HOST_MASK="nothing"' -net host inspi4`~~
-
-# Optional 
-- ~~create a custom `links.conf`~~
-- ~~`docker run -it --rm -e 'DEFAULT_BLOCK_HOST_MASK="nothing"' -net host -v $(pwd)/links.conf:/etc/inspircd/links.conf:ro inspi4`~~
-
-# Linking 
-- Run `docker exec -it ircd_ircd_linked_1 openssl x509 -sha256 -fingerprint -in /etc/ssl/inspircd/server.crt  | tr -d ":" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'` 
-to get the SSL fingerprints, the `fingerprint` refers to the remote SSL certificate fingerprint for each linking section.
-
-- On `hub.netcrave.network` add something like this to the `include.conf`:
-
-```
-<autoconnect period="8s"
-             server="leaf.netcrave.network">
-
-<link allowmask="*"
-      bind="1.2.3.4"
-      hidden="no"
-      sslprofile="defaultssl"
-      fingerprint="c543d8a4a6c825d917d20520e4962e4bcdc3c3c5d856815f7fd626b708842baf"
-      ipaddr="4.2.3.1"
-      name="leaf.netcrave.network"
-      port="&env.SERVER_SSL_PORT;"
-      recvpass="&env.LINK_RECV_PASSWORD;"
-      sendpass="&env.LINK_SEND_PASSWORD;"
-      statshidden="no"
-      timeout="&env.LINK_TIMEOUT;">
-```
-- On `leaf.netcrave.network` add something like this to the `include.conf`:
-
-```
-<autoconnect period="8s"
-             server="hub.netcrave.network">
-
-<link allowmask="*"
-      bind="4.2.3.1"
-      hidden="no"
-      sslprofile="defaultssl"
-      fingerprint="09afef0d8561b8d13e3e7a480ed006caed11d3f5b36c5f4569c60060baa936cd"
-      ipaddr="1.2.3.4"
-      name="hub.netcrave.network"
-      port="&env.SERVER_SSL_PORT;"
-      recvpass="&env.LINK_RECV_PASSWORD;"
-      sendpass="&env.LINK_SEND_PASSWORD;"
-      statshidden="no"
-      timeout="&env.LINK_TIMEOUT;">
-```
-
-# Linking with services
-- Doesn't work yet: https://github.com/atheme/atheme/issues/904
-```
-<link allowmask="*"
-      bind="127.0.0.1"
-      hidden="no"
-      ipaddr="127.0.0.1"
-      name="services.netcrave.network"
-      port="7001"
-      recvpass="&env.LINK_RECV_PASSWORD;"
-      sendpass="&env.LINK_SEND_PASSWORD;"
-      statshidden="no"
-      timeout="&env.LINK_TIMEOUT;">
-```
+1. copy `config.env.exmaple` to `config.env` and edit 
+2. copy `include.conf.example` to `custom/include.conf`
+3. follow steps from [#easyrsa] section
+4. `docker-compose build`
+5. `docker-compose up -d`
 
 # easyrsa
 On the hub: