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+# Installation
+
+> 🇬🇧 You are reading the English version | 🇩🇪 [Deutsche Version](de-Installation)
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+### Java
+
+KST4Contest is a Java application. A current **Java Runtime Environment (JRE)** is required. The recommended version is Java 17 or higher.
+
+### ON4KST Account
+
+To use the chat client, you need a registered account with the ON4KST chat service:
+
+- Register at: http://www.on4kst.info/chat/register.php
+
+### Behavioural Etiquette
+
+The official language in the ON4KST Chat is **English**. Please use English even when communicating with stations from your own country. Common HAM abbreviations (agn, dir, pse, rrr, tnx, 73 …) are widely used and understood.
+
+### Sending Personal Messages
+
+To send a private message to another station, always use this format:
+
+```
+/CQ CALLSIGN message text
+```
+
+Example: `/CQ DL5ASG pse sked 144.205?`
+
+During contest operation (5–6 messages per second in the public channel), public messages directed at a specific callsign are easily missed. KST4Contest also catches such messages if they are accidentally posted publicly (see [Features – PM Catching](Features#pm-catching)).
+
+---
+
+## Download
+
+The latest version can be downloaded as a ZIP file:
+
+**https://do5amf.funkerportal.de/**
+
+The filename follows the pattern `kst4Contest_v<version>.zip`.
+
+---
+
+## Installation
+
+1. Download the ZIP file.
+2. Unzip into a folder of your choice.
+3. Run `praktiKST.exe` (Windows) or the corresponding start script.
+
+Settings are stored at `%USERPROFILE%\.praktikst\preferences.xml` (Windows).
+
+---
+
+## Updating
+
+KST4Contest includes an **automatic update notification service**: when a new version is available, a window will appear at startup showing:
+- A notification that a new version is available
+- A changelog
+- The download link for the latest package
+
+### Update Process
+
+Currently the only way to update is:
+
+1. Delete the old folder.
+2. Unzip the new package.
+
+Your settings file (`preferences.xml`) is preserved since it is stored in your user folder, not the program folder.
+
+---
+
+## Known Issues at Startup
+
+### Norton 360
+
+Norton 360 flags `praktiKST.exe` as dangerous (false positive). You need to add an exception:
+
+1. Open Norton 360.
+2. Security → History → Find the relevant event.
+3. Select "Restore & Add Exception".
+
+*(Reported by PE0WGA, Franz van Velzen – thank you!)*