diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+FROM python:3-alpine
+
+ADD requirements.txt /ebooks/
+
+WORKDIR /ebooks/
+VOLUME /ebooks/data/
+
+RUN apk add --virtual .build-deps gcc musl-dev libffi-dev openssl-dev \
+ && pip install -r requirements.txt \
+ && apk del --purge .build-deps \
+ && ln -s data/config.json . \
+ && ln -s data/toots.db .
+
+ADD *.py /ebooks/
+
+RUN (echo "*/30 * * * * cd /ebooks/ && python gen.py"; \
+     echo "5 */2 * * * cd /ebooks/ && python main.py"; \
+     echo "@reboot cd /ebooks/ && python reply.py") | crontab -
+
+ENV ebooks_site=https://botsin.space
+
+CMD (test -f data/config.json || echo "{\"site\":\"${ebooks_site}\"}" > data/config.json) \
+ && (test -f data/toots.db || (python main.py && exit)) \
+ && exec crond -f -L /dev/stdout
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ This version makes quite a few changes from [the original](https://github.com/Je
   - Doesn't unecessarily redownload all toots every time
   
 ## Install/usage guide
-An installation and usage guide is available for unix-based platforms (linux, macOS...) [here](https://cloud.lynnesbian.space/s/Qxxm2sYdMZaqWat).
+An installation and usage guide is available [here](https://cloud.lynnesbian.space/s/jozbRi69t4TpD95). It's primarily targeted at Linux, but it should be possible on BSD, macOS, etc. I've also put some effort into providing steps for Windows, but I can't make any guarantees as to its effectiveness.
 
 ## Original README
 hey look it's an ebooks bot
 
 python3
 
-install the requirements with `sudo pip3 install -r requirements`
+install the requirements with `sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt`
 
 make a bot (probably on bots in space) and follow the target accounts