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-# conda-auth
+# conda auth
 
-A conda plugin for handling various HTTP based authentication schemes.
+A conda plugin for handling authenticated access to private channels.
 
-Conda auth is a plugin that handles various authentication schemes as well as
-login session management. Currently, the following authentication schemes are
-supported:
+Conda auth currently supports the following types of authentication:
 
 - HTTP Basic Authentication
 
-On top of this, conda-auth supports session management via two subcommands
-for logging into services (`conda auth login`) and logging out of services (`conda auth logout`).
+On top of this, conda auth supports session management via two subcommands for logging into services (`conda auth login`) and logging out of services (`conda auth logout`).
+
+## Installation
+
+Conda auth is available on conda-forge. As with all conda plugins, this must be installed into your base environment:
+```
+conda install --name base --channel conda-forge conda-auth
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+**Log in** to a channel protected by HTTP basic authentication:
+
+```
+conda auth login https://example.com/my-protected-channel --username $USERNAME
+```
+
+**Log out** of a channel to remove credentials from your computer:
+
+```
+conda auth logout https://example.com/my-protected-channel
+```
+
+
+## Contributing to This Project
+
+Contributions are very welcome to this project! 
+
+Feel free to:
+1. File bug reports
+2. Create feature requests
+3. Open pull requests to resolve issues available in the [Github issues queue](https://github.com/conda-incubator/conda-auth/issues).
+4. Review open pull requests
+5. Report any typos, wrong/outdated information on the [documentation website](https://conda-incubator.github.io/conda-auth/).
+6. Engage in ongoing discussions in this project and add new ideas.
+
+Head to the [Developers Guide](https://conda-incubator.github.io/conda-auth/dev/) for this project to learn how to set up your development environment. 
+
+Do join the [conda Matrix chat](https://app.element.io/#/room/#conda:matrix.org) to get in touch with the rest of conda community and post any questions that you might have. 
+
+Happy Contributing!