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@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ You don't need to build Pleroma yourself. Check out https://gitgud.io/lambadalam
 
 ``` bash
 # install dependencies
-npm install
+npm install -g yarn
+yarn
 
 # serve with hot reload at localhost:8080
 npm run dev