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 # zlevis-mkinitfs
 
-A [mkinitfs](https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/mkinitfs) module that implements automatic decryption of a `ZFS` root pool in the `initramfs` with `zlevis`.
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+A [mkinitfs](https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/mkinitfs) module that implements automatic decryption of a `ZFS` root pool in the `initramfs` with `zlevis`.
+
+## Installation
+
+`zlevis-mkinitfs` can be installed with `meson`, after cloning the repository, setup the build directory:
+
+``` shell-session
+sh$ meson setup builddir
+```
+
+> Using the `--reconfigure` flag will reconfigure the build directory.
+
+Installation of the `zlevis-mkinitfs` module is now performed with:
+
+``` shell-session
+sh# meson install -C builddir
+```