diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ Rookify is designed to facilitate a smooth and efficient transition for existing
 - A functioning Ceph cluster deployed via traditional methods.
   - __TODO:__ List supported methods
 - Access to a Kubernetes cluster with sufficient resources to host the migrated Ceph cluster.
-  - Kubernetes nodes should be rolled out at least on the OSD nodes
+    - Kubernetes nodes should be rolled out at least on the monitor nodes
 - Rook operator version 1.13 or higher installed in the Kubernetes cluster.
 - _local development enivornment_ requires radoslib version 2.0.0 installed
 
 ## Installation
+
 1. Clone the repository:
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/SovereignCloudStack/rookify
@@ -29,25 +30,90 @@ git clone https://github.com/SovereignCloudStack/rookify
 cd rookify
 ```
 
-3. To install the local development environment
+3. Check if your host has the correct "radoslib" library installed (if not: then install radoslib version 2.0.0):
+```bash
+make check-radoslib
+```
+
+4. To install the local development environment
 (_Note: This will install pre-commit in your local user context_):
 ```bash
 make setup
 ```
 
-4. To install the container-based environment
+5. To install the container-based environment
 ```bash
 make build-container
-docker run -ti --mount type=bind,source="$(pwd)",target=/app/rookify/src/,readonly --workdir=/app/rookify/src rookify:latest
 ```
 
 ## Usage
-__TODO__
 
-Type `make` to get a list of available development specific commands.
+**NOTE**: for testing purposes the [OSISM Testbed](https://github.com/osism/testbed) is used. The `Makefile` and example configuration (`config.example.osism.yaml`) have built in helper functions and examples for this test setup.
+
+### Copy and adapt configuration files
+
+Choose one of the configuration-examples found in the root of the working directory and copy it to `config.yml`:
+
+```
+ls config.example.*
+# there is a specific example config for the OSISM testbed: config.example.osism.yaml
+cp config.example.yml config.yaml
+```
+
+_Adapt the config.yml to your need_: especially enter the correct paths for ssh-keys, kubernetes configuration and ceph configuration (all these configuration files need to be provided!).
+
+### Provide needed configuration files from target servers
+
+Copy the needed configuration-files from the servers that need to be migrated from ceph to rook.
+
+_Provide needed configuration files as written in the config.yml._ At least required are:
+- ./ceph/ceph.conf (typically found in `/etc/ceph/` on a testbednode)
+- ./ceph/ceph.admin.keyring (typically found in `/etc/ceph/` on a testbednode)
+- kubernetes config of user (e.g. found in `~/.kube/config`)
+- ssh key of the server (found at `./terraform/.id.rsa` in the `testbed` directory)
+
+Note:
+- for the testbed there is a helper script to download the configs from the testbed. These helperscripts need correct `.ssh/config` entries to work (take a look at [scripts/osism/get_configs_from_testbed](osism/get_configs_from_testbed.sh) for an example).
+- the helper scripts are merely there to help for testing with the [OSISM testbed](https://github.com/osism/testbed) and might not suit your purposes.
+
+### Run Rookify
+
+Now decide on how to run rookify. Either run it from within a container or locally:
+
+```
+run-local-rookify
+# or
+run-rookify
+```
+
+Then sit back and wait. Check the [troubleshooting](#troubleshooting) and [support](#support) sections if any issues occur.
+
+For other options you can also check the makefile: Type `make` to get a list of available commands.
+
+### Check status of migration
+
+Use `rookify --show-states` argument to let each module check for its state in the migration
+
+```bash
+.venv/bin/rookify --show-states
+ceph mon dump: Not analyzed yet
+ceph osd dump: Not analyzed yet
+OSD devices: Not analyzed yet
+```
+
+#### Troubleshooting
+
+**ssh-issues:**
+- make sure the id-rsa keys are "clean" and do not contain unexpected strings like "\<\<EOF". E.g. call `ssh-keygen -p -N "" -f ssh.key` to convert and reformat the keyfile to the expected format.
+- allow direnv (`direnv allow`) to use `.envrc` or copy and execute the command from the file: this switches off the ssh-agent, which sometimes has too many keys loaded
+
+**frozen state:**
+- if the rookify process freezes, check your connections. In the OSISM testbed especially check the vpn-connection (in testbed repository try `make vpn-*`)
 
 ## Support
+
 For issues, questions, or contributions, please open an issue or pull request in the GitHub repository. We welcome community feedback and contributions to enhance rookify.
 
+
 ## License
 This project is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License - see the LICENSE file for details.