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@@ -5,15 +5,73 @@ btcwallet is a daemon handling bitcoin wallet functions.  It relies on
 a running btcd instance for asynchronous blockchain queries and
 notifications over websockets.
 
-In addition to the HTTP server run by btcd to provide RPC and
-websocket connections, btcwallet requires an HTTP server of its own to
-provide websocket connections to wallet frontends.  Websockets allow for
-asynchronous queries, replies, and notifications.
+Full btcd installation instructions can be found
+[here](https://github.com/conformal/btcd).
+
+btcwallet runs as a daemon and provides no user interface for a
+wallet.  A btcwallet frontend, such as
+[btcgui](https://github.com/conformal/btcgui), is required to use
+btcwallet.
+
+In addition to the HTTP server run by btcd to provide HTTP and
+websocket RPC, btcwallet requires an HTTP server of its own to provide
+websocket connections to wallet frontends.  Websockets allow for
+asynchronous queries, replies, and notifications between btcd and
+btcwallet, as well as between btcwallet and any number of frontends.
 
 This project is currently under active development is not production
-ready yet.
+ready yet.  Because of this, support for using the main Bitcoin is
+currently disabled, and testnet must be used instead.
 
-## Usage
+## Installation
+
+### Windows - MSI Available
+
+Install the btcd suite MSI here:
+
+https://github.com/conformal/btcd/releases
+
+### Linux/BSD/POSIX - Build from Source
+
+- Install Go according to the installation instructions here:
+  http://golang.org/doc/install
+
+- Run the following commands to obtain btcwallet, all dependencies, and install it:
+  ```$ go get -u -v github.com/conformal/btcd/...```
+  ```$ go get -u -v github.com/conformal/btcwallet/...```
+
+- btcd and btcwallet will now be installed in either ```$GOROOT/bin``` or
+  ```$GOPATH/bin``` depending on your configuration.  If you did not already
+  add to your system path during the installation, we recommend you do so now.
+
+## Updating
+
+### Windows
+
+Install a newer btcd suite MSI here:
+
+https://github.com/conformal/btcd/releases
+
+### Linux/BSD/POSIX - Build from Source
+
+- Run the following commands to update btcwallet, all dependencies, and install it:
+  ```$ go get -u -v github.com/conformal/btcd/...```
+  ```$ go get -u -v github.com/conformal/btcwallet/...```
+
+## Getting Started
+
+### Windows (Installed from MSI)
+
+Open Btcd (Testnet) and Btcwallet from the Btcd Suite menu in the
+Start Menu.
+
+### Linux/BSD/POSIX/Source
+
+- Run the following commands to start btcd and btcwallet:
+  ```$ btcd --testnet -u rpcuser -P rpcpass```
+  ```$ btcwallet -u rpcuser -P rpcpass```
+
+## Frontend Usage
 
 Frontends wishing to use btcwallet must connect to the websocket
 `/wallet`.  Messages sent to btcwallet over this websocket are
@@ -21,37 +79,20 @@ expected to follow the standard [Bitcoin JSON
 API](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Original_Bitcoin_client/API_Calls_list)
 and replies follow the same API.  The btcd package `btcjson` provides
 types and functions for creating messages that this API.  However, due
-to taking a synchronous protocol like RPC and using it asynchronously,
-it is recommend for frontends to use the JSON `id` field as a sequence
-number so replies can be mapped back to the messages they originated
-from.
+to taking a synchronous protocol like HTTP and using it asynchronously
+with websockets, it is recommend for frontends to use the JSON `id`
+field as a sequence number so replies can be mapped back to the
+messages they originated from.
 
-## Installation
+## TODO
 
-btcwallet can be installed with the go get command:
-
-```bash
-go get github.com/conformal/btcwallet
-```
-
-## Running
-
-To run btcwallet, you must have btcd installed and running.  By
-default btcd will run its HTTP server for RPC and websocket
-connections on port 8332.  However, bitcoind frontends expecting
-wallet functionality may require to poll on port 8332, requiring the
-btcd component in a btcwallet+btcd replacement stack to run on an
-alternate port.  For this reason, btcwallet by default connects to
-btcd on port 8334 and runs its own HTTP server on 8332.  When using
-both btcd and btcwallet, it is recommend to run btcd on the
-non-standard port 8334 using the `-r` command line flag.
-
-Assumming btcd is running on port 8334, btcwallet can be
-started by running:
-
-```bash
-btcwallet -f /path/to/wallet
-```
+- Require authentication before wallet functionality can be accessed
+- Serve websocket connections over TLS
+- Rescan the blockchain for missed transactions
+- Documentation (specifically the websocket API additions)
+- Code cleanup
+- Optimize
+- Much much more.  Stay tuned.
 
 ## GPG Verification Key
 
@@ -73,21 +114,6 @@ signature perform the following:
   git tag -v TAG_NAME
   ```
 
-## What works
-- New addresses can be queried if they are in the wallet file address pool
-- Unknown commands are sent to btcd
-- Unhandled btcd notifications (i.e. new blockchain height) are sent to each
-  connected frontend
-- btcd replies are routed back to the correct frontend who initiated the request
-
-## TODO
-- Require authentication before wallet functionality can be accessed
-- Serve websocket connections over TLS
-- Documentation
-- Code cleanup
-- Optimize
-- Much much more.  Stay tuned.
-
 ## License
 
 btcwallet is licensed under the liberal ISC License.