diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 99e1088..65a6a6c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -167,15 +167,17 @@ sudo -u rss-svc -H curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com/rootless -o /tmp/install-ro
 sudo -u rss-svc -H sh /tmp/install-rootless.sh
 ```
 
-Add to `~/.bashrc` (as `rss-svc` — e.g. `sudo -u rss-svc -H bash`):
+The installer detects there's no active systemd **user session** for `rss-svc` (we're not logging in interactively), so instead of wiring up a per-user service it falls back to a runtime directory under the user's home — and prints the exact paths to use, e.g.:
 
 ```sh
+export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/home/rss-svc/.docker/run
 export PATH=/home/rss-svc/bin:$PATH
-export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/rss-svc-docker
-export DOCKER_HOST=unix:///run/rss-svc-docker/docker.sock
+export DOCKER_HOST=unix:///home/rss-svc/.docker/run/docker.sock
 ```
 
-Now create the system unit at `/etc/systemd/system/docker-rss-svc.service`:
+Use the values **the installer prints for you** (add them to `~/.bashrc` as `rss-svc` — e.g. `sudo -u rss-svc -H bash`) — this is actually convenient for us, since `~/.docker/run` is a regular on-disk directory that persists across reboots without any `tmpfiles`/`RuntimeDirectory=` trickery.
+
+Now create the system unit at `/etc/systemd/system/docker-rss-svc.service`, pointing `XDG_RUNTIME_DIR` at that same directory:
 
 ```ini
 [Unit]
@@ -186,10 +188,7 @@ After=network.target
 User=rss-svc
 Group=rss-svc
 Environment=PATH=/home/rss-svc/bin:/usr/bin:/bin
-Environment=XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=%t/rss-svc-docker
-RuntimeDirectory=rss-svc-docker
-RuntimeDirectoryMode=0700
-RuntimeDirectoryPreserve=yes
+Environment=XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/home/rss-svc/.docker/run
 ExecStart=/home/rss-svc/bin/dockerd-rootless.sh
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=2
@@ -204,7 +203,7 @@ LimitNOFILE=1048576
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
 ```
 
-`RuntimeDirectory=` makes systemd create `/run/rss-svc-docker` (owned by `rss-svc`, mode `0700`) on every boot — that's the `XDG_RUNTIME_DIR` rootless Docker needs, supplied without any session manager. Then enable and start it:
+Then enable and start it:
 
 ```sh
 sudo systemctl daemon-reload