Basic plugin functionality

README.md

@@ -4,3 +4,21 @@ Slash command to record completed tasks as WordPress posts
 
 ## Prerequisites:
 * A WordPress site running version 4.6+ and the JSON Basic Authentication plugin
+* nginx or another proxy to front the app
+
+## Install:
+
+1. `npm install`
+2. Copy `config-sample.json` to `config.json` and update to your needs
+3. `npm start`
+
+## Usage:
+
+1. Make a POST request to `/log` with a POST body that contains the item to record
+
+For example:
+
+```
+curl -X "POST" "http://localhost:9001/log" \
+     -d "I wrote a a thing!"
+```