diff --git a/README b/README
index e27082aa1..9772193c0 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -5,14 +5,17 @@ To try this out:
  0) Start from WebGUI 7.10.4 or the example .conf and create.sql that comes with WebGUI 8
  1) Run testEnvironment.pl to install Plack
  2) Get a new wgd from http://haarg.org/wgd
- 3) $ wgd reset --upgrade
- 4) $ cd /data/WebGUI (or whereever you unpacked it)
- 5) $ rsync -r -a (or cp -a) /data/WebGUI/www/extras /data/domains/www.example.com/public/
- 6) $ export PERL5LIB='/data/WebGUI/lib:/data/WebGUI/t/lib'
+ 3) Copy etc/WebGUI.conf.original to www.whatever.com.conf; edit it and set dbuser, dbpass, 
+    dsn, and uploadsPath (eg to /data/domains/www.example.com/public/uploads/)
+ 4) Set WEBGUI_CONFIG to point at your new config file
+ 4) $ wgd reset --upgrade
+ 5) $ cd /data/WebGUI (or whereever you unpacked it)
+ 6) $ rsync -r -a (or cp -a) /data/WebGUI/www/extras /data/domains/www.example.com/public/
+ 7) $ export PERL5LIB='/data/WebGUI/lib'
 
 To start it:
 
- 7) $ plackup app.psgi
+ 8) $ plackup app.psgi
 
 See docs/install.txt for more detailed installation instructions.
 
diff --git a/docs/install.txt b/docs/install.txt
index 8fd5d0ea3..cecc76084 100644
--- a/docs/install.txt
+++ b/docs/install.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ WebGUI 7.
   to insert your site's URL and the database connection information 
   (dbuser, dbpass, dsn).
 
+  Set uploadsPath in the .conf file to eg 
+  /data/domains/www.example.com/public/uploads/.
+
   Edit "etc/spectre.conf" to define port and worker settings for spectre.
 
   Set WEBGUI_CONFIG to point at your new configuration file: