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@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ it's intended use is for small groups of people to self-host, and as such there'
 
 2. (optionally) copy the config.example.json to config.json in the same folder, and modify it
 
-3. `npm install`
+3. `npm install` / `pnpm install`
 
 4. install the `zip` linux tool into your path (there are currently no plans for windows support, however feel free to contribute)
+   
+5. build the project with `npm run build` / `pnpm build`
 
-5. (optionally) put the service on pm2 like such: `pm2 start src/index.js --name deemix-web-frontend` (or just run it with `node src/index.js`)
+6. (optionally) put the service on pm2 like such: `pm2 start src/index.js --name deemix-web-frontend` (or just run it with `node src/index.js`)
 
 ### nginx addenum