diff --git a/srcpkgs/way-cooler/INSTALL.msg b/srcpkgs/way-cooler/INSTALL.msg
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+This is a wayland compositor so it needs to be run as root or,
+if it is started inside Xorg and xorg-server-wayland is installed,
+can be run by the user.
+
+A configuration example is available at /usr/share/examples/way-cooler/init.lua
+This example can be copied to $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/way-cooler
diff --git a/srcpkgs/way-cooler/template b/srcpkgs/way-cooler/template
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+# Template file for 'way-cooler'
+pkgname=way-cooler
+version=0.6.2
+revision=1
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config rust cargo git"
+makedepends="dbus-devel glib-devel cairo-devel wayland-devel wlc-devel"
+depends="lua"
+short_desc="Customizable Wayland compositor written in Rust with Lua API"
+maintainer="maxice8 <thinkabit.ukim@gmail.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/way-cooler/way-cooler"
+distfiles="https://github.com/way-cooler/way-cooler/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=b0fbaa5ddb5b6ea52953d3ae8004bca8c70bf96e6081dc6c54afb6ae68a6e838
+nocross=yes
+
+do_build() {
+	cargo build --release
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	# install the binary
+	vbin target/release/"${pkgname}"
+
+	# install the configuration on the examples
+	vsconf config/init.lua
+
+	# normally the docs would be in a separate -doc package but the end
+	# user has to configure the wayland compositor and these provide
+	# essential information
+	vmkdir usr/share/docs/"${pkgname}"
+	vcopy "docs/*" usr/share/docs/"${pkgname}"
+
+	# Install .desktop file
+	vmkdir usr/share/wayland-sessions
+	vcopy way-cooler.desktop usr/share/wayland-sessions
+
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/way-cooler/update b/srcpkgs/way-cooler/update
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+ignore=".*"