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+## Usage
+
+Zip the contents of the `notes` directory into a .zip file and import it into Trilium Notes (right-click into the tree sidebar -> Import).
+
+Acquire a bot token from Telegram and save it in the environment variable `TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN`.  
+Set `TRILIUM_HOST` to the `IP:port` of your sync server.  
+Set `TRILIUM_USER` and `TRILIUM_PASSWORD`.  
+Set `TELEGRAM_USER_ID` to your own Telegram User ID.
+
+Then simply run the program: `cargo run --release`.