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+# node-tip-bot
+node-tip-bot is an open-source node.js IRC bot for tipping with altcoins. It uses [node-dogecoin](https://github.com/countable/node-dogecoin) for integration with Litecoin's JSON RPC API.
+
+## Instalation
+To install node-tip-bot simply clone this repo and install dependencies:
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/unek/node-tip-bot
+cd node-tip-bot
+npm install
+```
+After installation proceed to the configuration.
+
+## Configuration
+To configure, edit the config/config.yml file.
+### connection
+IRC network connection info.
+* **host** - hostname of the IRC server
+* **port** - port of the IRC server
+* **secure** - use secured connection
+* **status_command** - NickServ command to get nick's login status, ACC on freenode, STATUS on some other networks
+### login
+IRC network connection and login info.
+* **nickname** - bot's nickname
+* **username** - bot's username
+* **realname** - bot's realname
+* **nickserv_password** - nickserv password to identify with
+### channels
+List of channels to auto-join to.
+### log
+Logging settings.
+* **file** - file to log to. Set to `false` to disable logging to file.
+### rpc
+JSON RPC API connection info.
+* **host** - JSON RPC API hostname
+* **port** - API port (by default 22555 for dogecoin)
+* **user** - API username
+* **pass** - API password (keep that secure)
+### coin
+Basic coin settings.
+* **withdrawal_fee** - fee collected on withdraw to cover up txfee, the rest goes to bot's wallet.
+* **min_withdraw** - minimum amount of coins to withdraw
+* **min_confirmations** - minimum amount of confirmations needed to tip/withdraw coins
+* **min_tip** - minimum amount of coins to tip
+* **short_name** - short coin's name (eg. `Đ` or `DOGE`)
+* **full_name** - full coin's name (eg. `dogecoin`)
+### commands
+Here you can restrict some commands to work only on PM/channel.
+### messages
+Whatever the bot says. Supports expandable variables (eg. `%nick%` for bot's nick). By default all config vars from `rpc` section are available.
+
+
+## Commands
+
+| **Command** | **Arguments**     | **Description**
+|-------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------
+| `balance`   |                   | displays your current wallet balance
+| `address`   |                   | displays address where you can send your funds to the tip bot
+| `withdraw`  | `<address>`       | withdraws your whole wallet balance to specified address
+| `tip`       | `<nick> <amount>` | sends the specified amount of coins to the specified nickname
+| `help`      |                   | displays configured help message (by default similiar to this one)
+
+## Donations
+Donations are welcome! If you like my bot and want to donate me, here are my wallet addresses:
+
+* **Dogecoin**: DGLT1pTSKAXLSSSz1NGFgZNLioDyHdaDyA
+
+## License
+(The MIT License)
+
+Copyright (c) 2014 unek <unekpl@gmail.com>
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+'Software'), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED 'AS IS', WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
+SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/bin/tipbot b/bin/tipbot
index 70891c4..d9de830 100644
--- a/bin/tipbot
+++ b/bin/tipbot
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ String.prototype.expand = function(values) {
 // basic handlers
 client.addListener('registered', function(message) {
   winston.info('Connected to %s.', message.server);
+
+  client.say('NickServ', 'IDENTIFY ' + settings.login.nickserv_password);
 });
 
 client.addListener('close', function(message) {
diff --git a/config/config.yml b/config/config.yml
index 5dafedc..a3154e3 100644
--- a/config/config.yml
+++ b/config/config.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 connection: 
-  host: rajaniemi.freenode.net
+  host: irc.freenode.net
   port: 6667
   secure: false
   status_command: ACC
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ login:
   nickname: nodetip
   username: nodetip
   realname: node.js dogecoin tipping bot
+  nickserv_password: pass
 channels: 
   - '##unek'
   - '##tipbots'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3f8598f..d8c9c0b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "node-tip-bot",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
   "description": "node.js based tipping bot for dogecoin",
   "main": "bin/tipbot",
   "dependencies": {