diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 74aedb3..c0c16ee 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def check_books(user, pw, recipient_email):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     # Load user credentials from JSON file
-    with open("users.json", "r") as file:
+    with open("./users.json", "r") as file:
         users = json.load(file)
 
     # Iterate over all users
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7715bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Lend Expire Notification
+...for Stadtbibliothek Radebeul
+
+## About
+This script checks the current lends of the user. If a lend is about to expire it sends an e-mail notification. 
+
+To get the Information the script simulates a user. It does a login to the OPAC System of the Stadtbibliothek Radebeul and extracts the information from the website. 
+To archive this, it utiles using selenium.
+
+Each run will trigger one e-mail, so trigger or run in the desired frequency. 
+
+## Getting Stared
+
+1. Check out the repo
+2. Add username, password and email address in the users.json file
+3. create a ".env" file or past the following configurations varabiles into the environment varabiles
+
+## Enviornment Varables
+
+```
+SMTP_SERVER=mail.server.com
+SMTP_PORT=587
+EMAIL_ADDRESS=sender-mail
+EMAIL_PASSWORD=password
+DAYS_BEFORE=3
+```
+
+## users.json
+```
+[
+    {
+        "username": "username",
+        "password": "password",
+        "recipient_email": "notification_mail"
+    }
+]
+```