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+Welcome To Taskwarrior 2.3.0 Alpha
+----------------------------------
+
+The alpha release of Taskwarrior 2.3.0 is for testing the Task Server.
+Currently Taskwarrior is the only client for the Task Server.  There are several
+unaddressed bugs in this release, so proper precautions with your data are
+required.
+
+
+Building Taskwarrior
+--------------------
+
+You will need the following depdendencies:
+
+  cmake
+  make
+  g++/clang or equivalent
+  libuuid
+  libgnutls (devel copy, with certtools)
+  libreadline
+
+
+Configuring Taskwarrior as a Task Server Client
+-----------------------------------------------
+
+When a new user is added to the Task Server, a UUID key is generated, along with
+an x.509 cert.  See Task Server operation document.  Before proceeding, you will
+need the following items:
+
+  <server:port>   Where Task Server is running (Default: localhost:6544)
+  <org>           Name of organization (default: Public)
+  <user>          User name added to server
+  <key>           Key UUID generated by server
+  <cert>          Full path to client.cert.pem generated by server
+
+Set these configuration variables in your Taskwarrior configuration,
+substituting from above:
+
+  task config taskd.server <server:port>
+  task config taskd.credentials <org>/<user>/<key>
+  task config taskd.certificate <cert>
+
+Here is an example:
+
+  task config taskd.server localhost:6544
+  task config taskd.credentials 'Public/John Doe/8ad2e3db-914d-4832-b0e6-72fa04f6e331'
+  task config taskd.certificate ~/.task/client.cert.pem
+
+