diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 583a4e9..b5fd01b 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -1,17 +1,37 @@
 = Matlab for Nix users
 
-This repo is a collection of files that should help Nix and NixOS users install matlab imperatively.
+This repo is a collection of files that should help Nix and NixOS users install Matlab imperatively.
 
-== How to use this
+== Install
 
-=== Installation of matlab itself
+Like any other Matlab user, you should first go to your Matlab account on
+Mathworks' website, at: https://www.mathworks.com/mwaccount/ and download the
+installation zip file. Extract the zip file and note the `install` executable
+you just extracted. To run that file, you'll need to get into a FHS environment
+that a nix-shell will provide.
 
-==== Run `matlab-shell` with +++<s>stable</s>+++ legacy Nix
+=== Run `matlab-shell` with an unstable Nix
 
-==== Run `matlab-shell` with an unstable Nix
+....
+nix run github:doronbehar/nix-matlab#matlab-shell
+....
+
+=== Run `matlab-shell` with +++<s>stable</s>+++ legacy Nix
+
+....
+git clone https://github.com/doronbehar/nix-matlab
+cd nix-matlab
+nix-shell
+....
+
+=== Installation of Matlab itself
+
+include::./install.adoc[]
 
 === Adding `matlab` executables to your system
 
+TODO:: Write this
+
 ==== For NixOS users with a flakes setup
 
 ==== For NixOS users without a flakes setup
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index dd182e0..f408eb9 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -13,12 +13,21 @@
     # supported
     pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.x86_64-linux;
     targetPkgs = import ./common.nix;
-    # TODO: Make it possible to override this - imperatively or declaratively?
-    defaultRunPath = "$HOME/downloads/software/matlab/installation";
     runScriptPrefix = ''
       #!${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash
       # Needed for simulink even on wayland systems
       export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb
+      # Search for an imperative declaration of the installation directory of matlab
+      if [[ -f ~/.config/matlab/nix.sh ]]; then
+        source ~/.config/matlab/nix.sh
+      else
+        echo "nix-matlab-error: Did not find ~/.config/matlab/nix.sh" >&2
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      if [[ ! -d "$INSTALL_DIR" ]]; then
+        echo "nix-matlab-error: INSTALL_DIR $INSTALL_DIR isn't a directory" >&2
+        exit 2
+      fi
     '';
   in {
 
@@ -26,18 +35,36 @@
       name = "matlab";
       inherit targetPkgs;
       runScript = runScriptPrefix + ''
-        exec ${defaultRunPath}/bin/matlab "$@"
+        exec $INSTALL_DIR/bin/matlab "$@"
       '';
     };
     packages.x86_64-linux.matlab-shell = pkgs.buildFHSUserEnv {
       name = "matlab-shell";
       inherit targetPkgs;
+      runScript = ''
+        #!${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash
+        # needed for simulink in fact, but doesn't harm here as well.
+        export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb
+        cat <<EOF
+        ============================
+        welcome to nix-matlab shell!
+
+        To install matlab:
+        ${nixpkgs.lib.strings.escape ["`" "'" "\"" "$"] (builtins.readFile ./install.adoc)}
+
+        4. Finish the installation, and exit the shell (with `exit`).
+        5. Continue on with the instructions for making the matlab executable available
+           anywhere on your system.
+        ============================
+        EOF
+        exec bash
+      '';
     };
     packages.x86_64-linux.mlint = pkgs.buildFHSUserEnv {
       name = "mlint";
       inherit targetPkgs;
       runScript = runScriptPrefix + ''
-        exec ${defaultRunPath}/bin/glnxa64/mlint "$@"
+        exec $INSTALL_DIR/bin/glnxa64/mlint "$@"
       '';
     };
     overlay = final: prev: {
diff --git a/install.adoc b/install.adoc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..878b494
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install.adoc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+1. Run the `install` executable extracted from the installation zip file.
+2. Follow along with the installation wizard:
+  - When prompted for an install location, select a user-writable directory.
+3. Create the file `~/.config/matlab/nix.sh` and write to it simply, (e.g):
+
+....
+INSTALL_DIR=$HOME/downloads/software/matlab/installation
+....
+