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@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Required softward installations:
 Running the application:
 * Clone repository to local
 * Run database_setup.sql
+* Navigate to root directory in command prompt and run the command 'npm init'.
 * Navigate to root directory in command prompt and install required packages, if there are any failures. Installation syntix is 'npm install [module]', e.g. npm install formidable. These come packaged in the repo and should not need to be installed.
     - formidable
     - express