diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7bafc64..6b75963 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,15 +14,32 @@ TODO (or is it...)
 
 ### Build and run it yourself
 
-TODO
+#### Requirements
+
+- The project is developed with Go 1.20.5
+
+#### Build
+
+There are 2 scripts to build the project:
+- `super_build.sh`
+- `super_build.bat`
+
+They will build the project for windows, linux and macOS. The binaries will be in the `bin` folder.
+You can also really just use `go build` to build the project for your current OS.
+
+#### Run
+
+Once the project is built, you can simply run the binary for your OS. Setting the environment variables is
+of course required, but not necessarily via the `.env` file.
 
 ### Environment variables
 
-| Name                 | Type   | Description                           | Comment                                 |
-|----------------------|--------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-| ENVIRONMENT          | string | The environment the API is running in | required, `development` or `production` |
-| PORT                 | int    | The port the API will use             | required                                |
-| CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS | string | The allowed origins for CORS          | required, semicolon separated list      |
+| Name                 | Type   | Description                           | Comment                                                                                               |
+|----------------------|--------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| ENVIRONMENT          | string | The environment the API is running in | required, `development` or `production`                                                               |
+| PORT                 | int    | The port the API will use             | required                                                                                              |
+| CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS | string | The allowed origins for CORS          | required, semicolon separated list                                                                    |
+| DB_FILE              | string | The path to the sqlite db file        | required, can be at the root but name still required (e.g. `./gohcms.db`) ; have to end up with `.db` |
 
 ## API Usage
 
diff --git a/api/dependecyInjection.go b/api/dependecyInjection.go
index 19e6969..92ec0c2 100644
--- a/api/dependecyInjection.go
+++ b/api/dependecyInjection.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/glebarez/sqlite"
 	"go.uber.org/dig"
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 )
 
 type LocalContainer struct {
@@ -48,10 +50,16 @@ func InitContainer() {
 
 	digContainer := dig.New()
 
-	db, err := gorm.Open(sqlite.Open("test.db"), &gorm.Config{})
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+	dbName := os.Getenv("DB_FILE")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(dbName), os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+		panic("Unable to create necessary subdirectories: " + err.Error())
 	}
+
+	db, err := gorm.Open(sqlite.Open(dbName), &gorm.Config{})
+	if err != nil {
+		panic("Unable to open the database: " + err.Error())
+	}
+
 	_ = db.AutoMigrate(&models.Article{}, &models.User{})
 
 	_ = digContainer.Provide(func() *gorm.DB { return db })
diff --git a/main/server/server.go b/main/server/server.go
index c4b8579..1892c4b 100644
--- a/main/server/server.go
+++ b/main/server/server.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var possibleEnvFileLocations = []string{".env", "../.env"}
-var envVarsToLoad = []string{"PORT", "ENVIRONMENT", "CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS"}
+var envVarsToLoad = []string{"PORT", "ENVIRONMENT", "CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS", "DB_FILE"}
 
 func initEnvVariables() {
 	var err error