#5 - basic README

README.md

@@ -14,17 +14,21 @@ This assumes you have a working version of [paperless-ngx](https://github.com/pa
 
 You must also have the ✨amazing✨ [PDF++](https://github.com/RyotaUshio/obsidian-pdf-plus) plugin installed!
 
+## How it works
+This plugin interacts with your paperless instance to enable seamless viewing of your documents within Obsidian. When you click on a document to import it will generate a share link from paperless and embed it into a *external PDF file*. Read more [here](https://ryotaushio.github.io/obsidian-pdf-plus/external-pdf-files.html). You can now view that document as though it was natively loaded in your vault, without needing to worry about local or remote storage limits.
+
 ## Setup
 
 **Paperless-ngx**
 
-1. ...
+1. Obtain an authorization token for your account. Open the "My Profile" link in the user dropdown found in the paperless-ngx web UI. Copy the API Auth Token.
+
 
 **Obsidian**
 
-1. Install the plugin.
-1. Install [PDF++](https://github.com/RyotaUshio/obsidian-pdf-plus).
-1. Fill in the following settings:
+2. Install the plugin.
+3. Install [PDF++](https://github.com/RyotaUshio/obsidian-pdf-plus).
+4. Fill in the following settings:
     - Paperless URL: full url to your paperless-ngx instance. Do not include the trailing `/`.
-    - Paperless authentication token: TK
-    - TK
+    - Paperless authentication token: token you obtained in step 1.
+    - Document storage path: location you would like to save references to these PDFs.