From 71ffe1112b2d1312157c42b90908fb4cdb6308b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: xengineering <me@xengineering.eu>
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2025 15:18:15 +0100
Subject: README.md: Add build instructions

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 README.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eaa4841..18d4b91 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,24 @@ The currently only supported device is:
 
 Further device support is planned.
 
+## Build instructions
+
+The Sia server is built and tested with the Meson build automation tool.
+
+```
+meson setup build
+meson compile -C build
+meson test -C build
+```
+
+Build artefacts can be shown with the `tar` archive tool and `less` pager.
+
+```
+tar -tf build/sia-server-v*.tar.zst | less
+```
+
+All relevant build results are part of this Zstandard-compressed tar archive.
+
 [1]: https://homematic-ip.com/
 [2]: https://openccu.de/
 [3]: https://homematic-ip.com/en/product/window-and-door-contact-optical
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