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 Installation
 -----
-- install ffmpeg, ffprobe (and ffplay if you need the preview mode)
-- `cd` to **/opt/**
-- clone repo: `git clone https://github.com/ffplayout/ffplayout-engine.git`
-- `cd ffplayout-engine`
-- run **make**
-- copy ffplayout.yml to **/etc/ffplayout/**
-- create folder with correct permissions for logging (check config)
-- copy **docs/ffplayout.service** to **/etc/systemd/system/**
-- change user in **/etc/systemd/system/ffplayout.service**
-- create playlists folder, in that format: **/playlists/year/month**
-- set variables in config file to your needs
-- use **docs/gen_playlist_from_subfolders.sh /path/to/mp4s/** as a starting point for your playlists (path in script needs to change)
-- activate service and start it: **sudo systemctl enable ffplayout && sudo systemctl start ffplayout**
+Check [INSTALL.md](docs/INSTALL.md)
 
 Start with Arguments
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+**ffplayout-engine installation**
+================
+
+Here are a description on how to install *ffplayout engine* on a standard linux server.
+
+Requirements
+-----
+- python version 3.6+
+- **ffmpeg v4.2+** and **ffprobe**
+- systemd (if ffplayout should run as a daemon)
+
+Installation
+-----
+- install ffmpeg, ffprobe (and ffplay if you need the preview mode)
+- clone repo: `git clone https://github.com/ffplayout/ffplayout-engine.git`
+- `cd ffplayout-engine`
+- run `make`
+- run `make install USER=www-data`, use any other user which need write access
+- create playlists folder, in that format: **/playlists/year/month**
+- set variables in config file to your needs
+- use `docs/gen_playlist_from_subfolders.sh /path/to/mp4s/` as a starting point for your playlists (path in script needs to change)
+- activate service and start it: `sudo systemctl enable ffplayout && sudo systemctl start ffplayout`
+
+Cleanup
+-----
+- run `make clean` to remove virtual environment
+
+Deinstallation
+-----
+- run `make uninstall` it will remove all created folders (also the **ffplayout.yml** configuration file!)