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 ===== Getting started =====
+Open a direct message with @signal:asra.gr. This DM will be used to manage everything regarding Signal from now on, so keep it open.
-  - open a direct message with @signal:asra.gr
+The next step depends if you already have Signal or not.
-    - If you already have a signal account, type **link** and scan the QR code with the Signal app
+==== Signal already installed ====
+If you already have a signal account, send **link** to @signal:asra.gr, you will receive an QR code which you have to scan with the Signal app. Then you're ready.
+==== New to Signal ====
+If you're new to Signal, you need to register an account. To do so, you also need a captcha token.
+To get the token, open [[https://signalcaptchas.org/registration/generate.html]], solve the captcha and you will be redirected to something like [[signalcaptcha://aSdFgH...|signalcaptcha://aSdFgH...]]. Everything after the / is the token you need, in this example **aSdFgH...**. For more infos, see also [[https://signald.org/articles/captcha/]]
+To register your phone number, now send it together with the captcha token to the direct message with @signal:asra.gr:
+<code>
+register --captcha aSdFgH... +12234567
+</code>
+===== Send Messages =====
+Type **pm +432123456** in the management chat. You will be invited to a new direct message, which is connected to your Signal contact.
+===== Security Considerations =====
+If you want to use Signal for secure communication, you shouldn't use this bridge. See also [[https://gitlab.com/signald/signald/-/issues/101]]
+This bridge is meant to keep contact with users who don't want to use Matrix for what reason ever.
+===== Known Problems =====
+  * Signal messages from foreign numbers sometimes don't appear. Workaround: Send them a message at first, then it works in both directions
+  * Stickers sometimes don't work