From c2609b239fe24a65c0193c0bf3d261486bc0f176 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matthew Hodgson <matthew@matrix.org>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 11:59:33 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] suggest ~/.synapse

---
 README.rst | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 1ca91bb94..8c4ebd52d 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -161,9 +161,11 @@ To install the synapse homeserver run::
 This installs synapse, along with the libraries it uses, into
 ``$HOME/.local/lib/``.
 
-To actually run your new homeserver, <FIXME: WHAT DIRECTORY DO I RUN FROM? WHERE
-DO MY CONFIG FILES AND LOGS LIVE? ISN'T THERE A STANDARD LOCATION IF INSTALLING
-INTO ?>, ``synctl start`` and follow the instructions.
+To actually run your new homeserver, pick a working directory for Synapse to run (e.g. ``~/.synapse``), and::
+
+    $ mkdir ~/.synapse
+    $ cd ~/.synapse
+    $ synctl start
 
 Homeserver Development
 ======================