diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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 - 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.)
-- build: `docker-compose -f docker-compose.standalone.yml build` use: `docker-compose.linked.yml` if you intend to link.
 - 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 .`~~
diff --git a/services/README.md b/services/README.md
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+# Instructions 
+
+## docker-compose 
+
+- Copy `config.env.example` to `config.env` and edit
+- Copy `include.default.conf` to `include.conf` and edit
+- `docker-compose up -d`
+
+## include.conf
+
+```
+serverinfo {
+        name = "services.netcrave.network";
+        desc = "IRC Services";
+        numeric = "00A";
+        recontime = 10;
+        netname = "LameNet";
+        hidehostsuffix = "users.misconfigured";
+        adminname = "admin";
+        adminemail = "no-reply@services.netcrave.network";
+        registeremail = "no-reply@services.netcrave.network";
+        hidden;
+        mta = "/usr/sbin/sendmail";
+        loglevel = { admin; error; info; network; wallops; };
+        maxcertfp = 0;
+        maxlogins = 5;
+        maxusers = 5;
+        mdlimit = 30;
+        emaillimit = 10;
+        emailtime = 300;
+        auth = none;
+        casemapping = rfc1459;
+};
+
+uplink "irc.netcrave.network" {
+        host = "127.0.0.1";
+        port = 7001;
+        send_password = "changeme";
+        receive_password = "changeme";
+};
+
+operator "admin" {
+        operclass = "sra";
+        password = "changeme";
+};
+
+general {
+        permissive_mode;
+        helpchan = "#help";
+        helpurl = "https://www.netcrave.network";
+        verbose_wallops;
+        join_chans;
+        leave_chans;
+        secure;
+        uflags = { hidemail; };
+        cflags = { guard; verbose; };
+        raw;
+        flood_msgs = 7;
+        flood_time = 10;
+        ratelimit_uses = 5;
+        ratelimit_period = 60;
+        vhost_change = 30;
+        kline_time = 7;
+        kline_with_ident;
+        kline_verified_ident;
+        clone_time = 0;
+        commit_interval = 5;
+        db_save_blocking;
+        operstring = "is an IRC Operator";
+        servicestring = "is a Network Service";
+        default_clone_allowed = 5;
+        default_clone_warn = 4;
+        clone_identified_increase_limit;
+        uplink_sendq_limit = 1048576;
+        language = "en";
+
+        exempts {
+        };
+
+        allow_taint;
+        immune_level = immune;
+        show_entity_id;
+        load_database_mdeps;
+        hide_opers;
+        match_masks_through_vhost;
+        default_password_length = 16;
+};
+
+```