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@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Either use `./deploy_contract.sh` script (!! change contract values and set priv
 
 4. Run dev app
 
-Move to `app` dir and run `npm run dev`
+Move to `app` dir, install deps via `npm install` and run `npm run dev` to start the dev server.
 
 3. Local development requires mining blocks by hand