diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/build-pull-request.yml
index 230b711..0c10322 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-pull-request.yml
@@ -29,12 +29,20 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up docker
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
+      - name: Login to GitHub container registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
       - name: Build and export to Docker
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
         with:
           context: .
           tags: ${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ env.TAG }}
           load: true
+          push: true
           cache-from: |
             type=local,src=/home/runner/.buildx-cache
             type=registry,ref=${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:latest
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 79cc35a..a1c68c4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ simulation jobs levereging on the Geant4 and NVIDIA OptiX ray tracing capabiliti
 
 ### Prerequisites
 
-Before starting, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed:
+Before starting, make sure you have the following prerequisites available and installed:
 
 * A CUDA-capable NVIDIA GPU
+* [Docker Engine](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/)
 * NVIDIA container toolkit ([installation guide](https://docs.nvidia.com/datacenter/cloud-native/container-toolkit/latest/install-guide.html))
 
 
@@ -68,39 +69,27 @@ Now, the `esi-shell` image can be built locally
 docker build -t esi-shell .
 ```
 
-At runtime, make sure that the environment variable `OPTIX_DIR` is configured to point to the
-directory where OptiX is installed, e.g.
+For local development with OptiX, install it on your host system. We recommend installing OptiX in
+`/usr/local/optix` but any other path will be as good:
 
-```shell
-export OPTIX_DIR=/usr/local/optix
 ```
-
-#### Docker
-
-If preferred, one can pull a tagged release from the registry and work with the images directly. The list of all tagged
-releases can be found [here](https://github.com/BNLNPPS/esi-shell/pkgs/container/esi-shell). Run the tagged image with
-the local NVIDIA OptiX installation, e.g.:
-
-```shell
-docker run --rm -it --gpus all -v /usr/local/optix:/usr/local/optix ghcr.io/bnlnpps/esi-shell:<tag>
+export OPTIX_DIR=$HOME/optix
+mkdir -p $OPTIX_DIR
+./NVIDIA-OptiX-SDK-7.6.0-linux64-x86_64.sh --prefix=$OPTIX_DIR
 ```
 
-Explanation of the docker command:
+When running `esi-shell`, make sure that the environment variable `OPTIX_DIR` is configured to point
+to the directory where OptiX is installed. If not set, the default path `OPTIX_DIR=/usr/local/optix`
+will be mounted insdie the container at runtime.
 
-```
-docker run: Instructs Docker to run a container.
---rm: Ensures that the container is removed after it stops running.
--it:  Make the container interactive.
---gpus all: Specifies that all available GPUs should be accessible within the container.
--v /usr/local/optix:/usr/local/optix: Mounts the host directory /usr/local/optix into the container at the same location.
--e HOME=/esi-shell: Sets the environment variable HOME to /esi-shell within the container.
-ghcr.io/bnlnpps/esi-shell:1.0.0-beta.4: Image and tag in github package registry.
-```
 
----
+#### Docker
 
-Convert gdml geometry to CSG
+If preferred, you can pull a tagged release from the registry and work with the images directly. The
+list of all tagged releases can be found
+[here](https://github.com/BNLNPPS/esi-shell/pkgs/container/esi-shell). Run the tagged image with
+the local NVIDIA OptiX installation, e.g.:
 
-```
-opticks/g4cx/tests/G4CXOpticks_setGeometry_Test.sh
+```shell
+docker run --rm -it --gpus all -v /usr/local/optix:$OPTIX_DIR ghcr.io/bnlnpps/esi-shell:<tag>
 ```