diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 377d719..f9d60bb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,15 +10,21 @@ On a new machine run:
 scripts/setup-partitions
 ```
 
-Then move the resulting `/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix` to `./hardware/<config>.nix`.
+Then move the resulting `/mnt/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix` to `./hardware/<config>.nix`.
 Update the configuration according to the script output, if necessary. Btrfs mount options likely need to be added, for example.
+Copy the configuration from `/etc/nixos` to `/mnt/etc/nixos`.
 
 Reference this hardware config in a `nixosConfigurations.<config>` section in `flake.nix`.
 
 To install run the following command where `<config>` matches `outputs.nixosConfigurations.<config>` in `flake.nix`:
 
 ```sh
-nixos-install --flake '/etc/nixos#<config>'
+nixos-install --flake '/mnt/etc/nixos#<config>'
+```
+
+After the installation finished, set a password for the user:
+```
+passwd <user>
 ```
 
 ## Updating
@@ -48,4 +54,3 @@ Rebuild the system for a remote machine:
 ```sh
 sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake '/etc/nixos#<config>' --target-host user@hostname --use-remote-sudo
 ```
-