diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index 8198922..3df5e25 100644
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -24,3 +24,19 @@ nix-channel --add "https://channels.nixos.org/nixpkgs-unstable" nixpkgs
 echo updating
 nix-channel --update
 echo "> all set."
+echo
+echo "you can now do the following to finish setup:"
+echo " 1. reboot the system"
+echo " 2. open tty1 and login as root"
+echo " 3. run nixos-edit init"
+echo " 4. finish setup for tudbut user"
+echo " 5. login on tty7"
+echo " 6. go back to tty1 and do what nixos-edit tells you"
+echo
+echo -n "do you want to reboot now? [Y/n] "
+read yn
+if [ "$yn" != n ] ; then 
+  echo "rebooting"
+  sleep 1
+  reboot
+fi