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 ![Litecord logo](static/logo/logo.png)
 
-Litecord is an open source implementation of Discord's backend and API in
+Litecord is an open source implementation of Discord's HTTP API and Gateway in
-Python.
+Python 3.
 
 This project is a rewrite of [litecord-reference].
 
 [litecord-reference]: https://gitlab.com/luna/litecord-reference
 
-## Notes
+## Caveats
 
- - Unit testing isn't completly perfect.
+- Unit testing is incomplete.
- - No voice is planned to be developed, for now.
+- Currently, are no plans to support voice chat.
- - You must figure out connecting to the server yourself. Litecord will not distribute
+- You must figure out how to connect to a Litecord instance. Litecord will not
-    Discord's official client code nor provide ways to modify the client.
+  distribute official client code from Discord nor provide ways to modify the
+  official client.
 
-## Install
+## Installation
 
 Requirements:
-- Python 3.7 or higher
+
-- PostgreSQL
+- **Python 3.7+**
-- gifsicle for GIF emoji and avatar handling.
+- PostgreSQL (tested using 9.6+)
-- [Pipenv]
+- gifsicle for GIF emoji and avatar handling
+- [pipenv]
 
 [pipenv]: https://github.com/pypa/pipenv
 
+### Download the code
+
 ```sh
-$ git clone https://gitlab.com/luna/litecord.git && cd litecord
+$ git clone https://gitlab.com/litecord/litecord.git && cd litecord
+```
 
-# Setup the database:
+### Setting up the database
-# don't forget that you can create a specific
+
-# postgres user just for the litecord database
+It's recommended to create a separate user for the `litecord` database.
+
+```sh
+# Create the PostgreSQL database.
 $ createdb litecord
+
+# Apply the base schema to the database.
 $ psql -f schema.sql litecord
+```
 
-# Configure litecord:
+Then, you should run database migrations:
-# edit config.py as you wish
-$ cp config.example.py config.py
 
-# run database migrations (this is a
+```sh
-# required step in setup)
 $ pipenv run ./manage.py migrate
+```
 
-# Install all packages:
+### Configuring
+
+Copy the `config.example.py` file and edit it to configure your instance:
+
+```sh
+$ cp config.example.py config.py
+$ $EDITOR config.py
+```
+
+### Install packages
+
+```sh
 $ pipenv install --dev
 ```
 
 ## Running
 
-Hypercorn is used to run litecord. By default, it will bind to `0.0.0.0:5000`.
+Hypercorn is used to run Litecord. By default, it will bind to `0.0.0.0:5000`.
-You can use the `-b` option to change it (e.g. `-b 0.0.0.0:45000`).
+This will expose your Litecord instance to the world. You can use the `-b`
-
+option to change it (e.g. `-b 0.0.0.0:45000`).
-Use `--access-log -` to output access logs to stdout.
 
 ```sh
 $ pipenv run hypercorn run:app
 ```
 
-*It is recommended to run litecord behind NGINX.* Because of that,
+You can use `--access-log -` to output access logs to stdout.
-there is a basic `nginx.conf` file at the root.
 
-### Checking if it is working
+**It is recommended to run litecord behind [NGINX].** You can use the
+`nginx.conf` file at the root of the repository as a template.
 
-You can check if your instance is running by checking the `/api/v6/gateway`
+[nginx]: https://www.nginx.com
-path. For basic websocket testing a tool such as
+
+### Does it work?
+
+You can check if your instance is running by performing a HTTP `GET` request on
+the `/api/v6/gateway` endpoint. For basic websocket testing, a tool such as
 [ws](https://github.com/hashrocket/ws) can be used.
 
 ## Updating
 
+Update the code and run any new database migrations:
+
 ```sh
 $ git pull
 $ pipenv run ./manage.py migrate
@@ -74,16 +99,16 @@ $ pipenv run ./manage.py migrate
 
 ## Running tests
 
-To run tests we must create users that we know the passwords of.
+Running tests involves creating dummy users with known passwords. Because of
-Because of that, **never setup a testing environment in production.**
+this, you should never setup a testing environment in production.
 
 ```sh
-# setup the testing users
+# Setup any testing users:
 $ pipenv run ./manage.py setup_tests
 
-# make sure you have tox installed
+# Install tox:
 $ pip install tox
 
-# run basic linter and tests
+# Run lints and tests:
 $ tox
 ```