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+# ZNC for Docker
+
+Run the [ZNC](http://znc.in) IRC Bouncer in a Docker container.
+
+
+## Running
+
+To retain your ZNC settings between runs, you will need to bind a directory
+from the host to `/znc-data` in the container. For example:
+
+    docker run -v /home/$(whoami)/.znc:/znc-data jimeh/znc
+
+This will download the image if needed, and create a default config file in
+your data directory. The default config has ZNC listening on port 6667. To see
+which port on the host has been exposed:
+
+    docker ps
+
+Or if you want to specify which port to map the default 6667 port to:
+
+    docker run -p 36667:6667-v /home/$(whoami)/.znc:/znc-data jimeh/znc
+
+Resulting in port 36667 on the host mapping to 6667 within the container.
+
+
+## Configuring
+
+If you've let the container create a default config for you, the default
+username/password combination is admin/admin. You can access the web-interface
+to create your own user by pointing your web-browser at the opened port.
+
+I'd recommend you create your own user by cloning the admin user, then ensure
+your new cloned user is set to be an admin user. Once you login with your new
+user go ahead and delete the default admin user.
+
+
+## Building It Yourself
+
+1. Install Docker (http://docker.io/).
+2. Checkout source: `git clone https://github.com/jimeh/docker-znc.git`
+3. Build container: `sudo docker build -t $(whoami)/znc .`