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@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ The latest build is hosted at [neo.lain.haus/neo](https://neo.lain.haus/neo)
 
 <img src="https://neo.lain.haus/media/screenshot-iris.png" alt="Screenshot">
 
+## Building
+Keep in mind it's not useable rn;  
+`npm install`  
+`gulp build`  
+static assets should now be in `build/`
+
 ## Vision
 Currently this is just gui work. This will be as protocol-agnostic as possible,
 but the reference backend implementation will be for [Matrix](https://matrix.org)