From 9db4822c5b0991b0c19c3bb028110449a6ce8b82 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: xengineering <me@xengineering.eu>
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2025 15:28:23 +0100
Subject: README.md: Add usage instructions

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 README.md | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -33,6 +33,28 @@ tar -tf build/sia-server-v*.tar.zst | less
 
 All relevant build results are part of this Zstandard-compressed tar archive.
 
+## Usage
+
+On a `linux/amd64` machine the Sia server can be launched with default
+configuration in an unpacked deploy archive.
+
+```
+./sia-server-linux-amd64
+```
+
+The command line interface is documented in the help page.
+
+```
+./sia-server-linux-amd64 -help
+```
+
+The configuration file format can be looked up based on the
+`configs/default.json` file.
+
+The files in the `systemd` folder are provided for integration into
+[systemd][4]-based Linux distributions.
+
 [1]: https://homematic-ip.com/
 [2]: https://openccu.de/
 [3]: https://homematic-ip.com/en/product/window-and-door-contact-optical
+[4]: https://systemd.io/
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