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+Make sure you have [CMake](http://cmake.org/), and of course, a C compiler,
+on your system before proceeding.
+
+For Windows, try [MinGW32](http://mingw.org/). For Unix-based systems, you
+should not have any problems with the C compiler since there's one (almost)
+always available. [Puppy Linux](http://puppylinux.org) users of course need
+a separate `devx.sfs` (from the same place where you got the Puppy ISO),
+since vanilla Puppy does not come with `gcc`. See your Puppy docs for more
+info about how to install additional SFS files.
+
+If you are impatient:
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/kaeza/minetest-irc.git \
+  && cd minetest-irc \
+  && git submodule update --init \
+  && ./quick_install.sh /path/to/mods
+```
+
+Please change `/path/to/mods` to fit your install of Minetest.
+
+To compile and pack the mod:
+
+* Open a command prompt/terminal and CD to the `minetest-irc` directory.
+* (optional) Create a directory named `Build`, and CD into it.
+* Run CMake to generate the build system (see your CMake docs for more
+  information about command line options, in particular the `-G` option).
+* Use the build tool for the generated build system to compile the
+  native library. For example, if using Microsoft Visual Studio, open
+  the generated workspace and build from there. If using make, just run
+  `make` from within the Build directory.
+* After building you will have a folder named `irc` in your build folder.
+  Move that to your mod folder.
+
+### Installing ###
+
+Just put the created `irc` directory in any of the directories where
+Minetest looks for mods. For more information, see
+[here](http://wiki.minetest.com/wiki/Installing_mods).