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 1. Install [Deno](https://deno.land).
 2. Clone this repo.
-3. Run `deno task dev`
+3. Download [Soapbox](https://dl.soapbox.pub/) or another web-based Mastodon client of your choice.
+4. Put the frontend files inside the `public` directory.
+5. Create an `.env` file.
+6. Define `DITTO_NSEC=<value>` in your .env file. You can generate an nsec by installing [nak](https://github.com/fiatjaf/nak) and running `nak key generate | nak encode nsec`.
+7. Run `deno task dev`.
 
 ## License