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+Build Instructions
+==================
+
+For most people, the usual:
+
+```
+./configure
+make
+sudo make install
+```
+
+is enough. This installs Dovecot under /usr/local.
+
+If you have installed some libraries into locations which require special include or library paths, you can give them in CPPFLAGS and LDFLAGS environment variables. For example:
+
+`CPPFLAGS=-I/opt/openssl/include LDFLAGS=-L/opt/openssl/lib ./configure`
+
+See `./configure --help` for a list of all available configure options.
+See [http://wiki2.dovecot.org/CompilingSource](http://wiki2.dovecot.org/CompilingSource) for more information.
+
+Running
+=======
+
+Start with the example configuration:
+
+```
+cp -r /usr/local/share/doc/dovecot/example-config/* /usr/local/etc/dovecot/
+```
+
+Read through, and make needed modifications.
+
+Once everything is configured, start Dovecot by running "dovecot" binary.
+
+See Wiki for more information about configuration. If you're in a hurry, go at least through [http://wiki2.dovecot.org/QuickConfiguration](http://wiki2.dovecot.org/QuickConfiguration)
+
+SSL/TLS
+=======
+
+Dovecot used to support both GNUTLS and OpenSSL libraries, but nowadays only the OpenSSL code is working.