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+# Packaging soju
+
+## Building
+
+Using the `Makefile` is recommended. The `GOFLAGS` variable can be used to
+customize flags passed to Go. In particular, `GOFLAGS="-tags=libsqlite3"` can
+be used to link to the system's libsqlite3.
+
+The `Makefile` will configure the binary with the default locations for the
+config file and the admin Unix socket. These can be customized via the
+`SYSCONFDIR` and `RUNDIR` variables.
+
+## Default configuration file
+
+`make install` will set up a default configuration file which:
+
+- Uses a SQLite3 database in `/var/lib/soju/main.db`.
+- Uses a filesystem message store in `/var/lib/soju/logs/`.
+- Enables the admin Unix socket (required for `sojuctl`).
+
+## Service manager integration
+
+soju is designed to be run as a system-wide service under a separate user
+account.
+
+SIGHUP can be sent to soju to reload the configuration file.