diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d280372a7..9642e9e21 100644
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@@ -62,7 +62,11 @@ You can now launch Scrypted in VSCode.
 
 ```sh
 # this is an example for homekit.
-# follow the steps above to set up the checkout.
+# check out the code
+git clone https://github.com/koush/scrypted
+cd scrypted
+# get the dependencies for the server and various plugins
+./npm-install.sh
 # open the homekit project in VS Code
 code plugins/homekit
 ```