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 # Portmaster
 
-The Portmaster enables you to protect your data on your device. You are back in charge of your outgoing connections: you choose what data you share and what data stays private.
+The Portmaster enables you to protect your data on your device. You are back in charge of your outgoing connections: you choose what data you share and what data stays private. Read more on [docs.safing.io](http://docs.safing.io/).
 
 ## Current Status
 
@@ -13,18 +13,29 @@ Supported platforms:
 
 ## Usage
 
-Just download the portmaster from the releases page.
+If you do not already know, please read about [how the Portmaster works](http://docs.safing.io/).
 
-    ./portmaster -db=/opt/pm_db
+You can download the Portmaster from the [releases page](https://github.com/Safing/portmaster/releases):
+
+    # print help for startup options:
+    ./portmaster -help
+    # (preferences can be configured using the UI)
+
+    # start the portmaster:
+    sudo ./portmaster -db=/opt/pm_db
     # this will add some rules to iptables for traffic interception via nfqueue (and will clean up afterwards!)
+    # already active connections may not be handled correctly, please restart programs for clean behavior
 
-    # then start the ui
+    # then start the ui:
     ./portmaster -db=/opt/pm_db -ui
-    # missing files will be automatically download when first needed
+    # missing files will be automatically downloaded when first needed
+
+    # and the notifier:
+    ./portmaster -db=/opt/pm_db -notifier
 
 ## Documentation
 
-Documentation _in progress_ can be found here: [http://docs.safing.io/](http://docs.safing.io/)
+Documentation _in progress_ can be found here: [docs.safing.io](http://docs.safing.io/)
 
 ## Dependencies