1 files changed, 79 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/docs/libraries/river.md b/docs/libraries/river.md
index 77a492c..01f6ca4 100644
--- a/docs/libraries/river.md
+++ b/docs/libraries/river.md
@@ -1 +1,80 @@
 # River
+
+Library and CLI tool for monitoring the [River Wayland Compositor](https://isaacfreund.com/software/river/).
+
+## Installation
+
+1. install dependencies
+
+:::code-group
+
+```sh [<i class="devicon-archlinux-plain"></i> Arch]
+sudo pacman -Syu meson json-glib gobject-introspection
+```
+
+```sh [<i class="devicon-fedora-plain"></i> Fedora]
+sudo dnf install meson gcc json-glib-devel gobject-introspection-devel
+```
+
+```sh [<i class="devicon-ubuntu-plain"></i> Ubuntu]
+sudo apt install meson libjson-glib-dev gobject-introspection
+```
+
+:::
+
+2. clone repo
+
+```sh
+git clone https://github.com/aylur/astal.git
+cd astal/lib/river
+```
+
+3. install
+
+```sh
+meson setup build
+meson install -C build
+```
+
+:::tip
+Most distros recommend manual installs in `/usr/local`,
+which is what `meson` defaults to. If you want to install to `/usr`
+instead which most package managers do, set the `prefix` option:
+
+```sh
+meson setup --prefix /usr build
+```
+
+:::
+
+## Usage
+
+You can browse the [River reference](https://aylur.github.io/libastal/river).
+
+### CLI
+
+```sh
+astal-river --help
+```
+
+### Library
+
+:::code-group
+
+```js [<i class="devicon-javascript-plain"></i> JavaScript]
+// Not yet documented
+```
+
+```py [<i class="devicon-python-plain"></i> Python]
+# Not yet documented
+```
+
+```lua [<i class="devicon-lua-plain"></i> Lua]
+-- Not yet documented
+```
+
+```vala [<i class="devicon-vala-plain"></i> Vala]
+// Not yet documented
+```
+
+:::