diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4ef345e..68a3e16 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,22 +16,26 @@ The env files are encrypted for key@dmeiburg.de and server@dmeiburg.de.
 ## Server setup
 
 ```sh
-# create bare repo on dmeiburg.de
+# create bare repo on dm@dmeiburg.de
 mkdir -p git/container.git
 cd git/container.git
 git init --bare
+
+# create and checkout working dir
+cd && git clone ~/git/container.git
+cd ~/container && git checkout main # might not be needed or needs to be master
 ```
 
 ```sh
 # install the post receive hook, by using this command on the local machine
 # whenever the hook is edited, this command has to be used again
-scp post-receive dmeiburg:~/git/container/hooks/
+scp post-receive dm@dmeiburg:~/git/container.git/hooks/
 ```
 
 ## Local setup
 ```sh
 # add bare repo as remote on local machine
-git remote add dmeiburg ssh://root@dmeiburg.de:/root/git/container.git
+git remote add dmeiburg ssh://dm@dmeiburg.de:/dm/git/container.git
 ```
 
 ## Encrypting .env files
@@ -39,9 +43,10 @@ git remote add dmeiburg ssh://root@dmeiburg.de:/root/git/container.git
 To encrypt an .env files, the following command is used:
 
 ```sh
-$ gpg -er key@dmeiburg.de -r server@dmeiburg.de .env
+$ gpg -er key@dmeiburg.de -r dm@dmeiburg.de .env
 ```
 
+It's assumed dm@dmeiburg.de is a public gpg key for the server. 
 
 ## Deployment