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+# Installation
+1. Follow the steps at https://docs.discord.com/developers/discord-social-sdk/getting-started
+2. Download the Discord Social SDK Standalone
+3. Add the DISCORD_SDK environment variable `export DISCORD_SDK=<path-to-discord-sdk>`
+4. Clone this repo and compile the libraries
 ```
-export DISCORD_SDK=<path-to-discord-sdk>
+git clone https://github.com/zxrotwo002/java-discord-sdk-wrapper
+cd java-discord-sdk-wrapper
 ./export.sh
-```
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+```
+5. Add the compiled libraries in out/lib to your system libraries or wherever your java application can access them:
+```
+sudo cp libdiscord_partner_sdk.so /usr/lib
+sudo cp libdiscord_bridge.so /usr/lib
+```
+6. Add the `DiscordLib.jar` to your project
+7. Initialize the Discord Social SDK
+```
+DiscordBridge bridge = new DiscordBridge();
+bridge.init(<Your Discord Application ID found in the Developer Portal>);
+bridge.setAdapter(<Add the DiscordBridgeAdapter interface if you want to receive possible error messages from the Library>);
+bridge.start();
+```
+8. Send activity updates
+```
+DiscordActivity activity = new DiscordActivityBuilder()
+    .name("Some name")
+    ...
+    .build;
+```
+9. Keep your application alive with a `while(true)` or similar