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@@ -6,6 +6,23 @@ find a tool that fits my requirements / desires so I decided to build one.
 This is still in early stages of development so expect braking changes to come
 if you use it.
 
+## Setup
+
+After cloning the repository, you can run
+
+```
+sudo make install
+```
+
+To initialise, run
+
+```
+kb init
+```
+
+This will create the necessary folders and create an sqlite database to store
+the index in
+
 ## Goals
 
 ### Mostly Plain Text