From 98bc478ad8ab843093c95ebc0cd36fe028eb5129 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andreas Zweili Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 12:21:31 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] extend the install instructions --- README.md | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 93244c5..7d485b7 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -33,10 +33,18 @@ For other systems check their [documenation](https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/e ### Installing +1. Installing Borg-Qt is very simple. Download the binary for your operating system here: -You can then either run it by double clicking on it or by copying it to +2. +Copy the config file from docs/borg_qt.conf.example to +`~/.config/borg_qt/borg_qt.conf` and edit it to contain a valid path to your +BorgBackup repository and the password. Put all your changes into the +`[borgqt]` section. As of now there is no automated way to setup Borg-Qt. + +3. +Run the binary by double clicking on it or by copying it to `~/.local/bin/` like Borg. If you do that you might want to create a desktop file for it. Puth the following code into a `borg-qt.desktop` file in `~/.local/share/applications/`.