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@@ -50,13 +50,37 @@ web3.eth.coinbase.then(function(result){
 
 For another example see `example/index.html`.
 
+## Contribute!
+
+### Requirements
+
+* Node.js
+* npm
+* gulp (build)
+* mocha (tests)
+
+```bash
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install nodejs
+sudo apt-get install npm
+sudo apt-get install nodejs-legacy
+sudo npm install -g gulp
+sudo npm install -g mocha
+```
+
 ## Building
 
-* `gulp build`
+```bash
+gulp
+```
 
 
 ### Testing
 
+```bash
+mocha
+```
+
 **Please note this repo is in it's early stage.**
 
 If you'd like to run a WebSocket ethereum node check out
@@ -76,4 +100,4 @@ ethereum -ws -loglevel=4
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 [dep-url]: https://david-dm.org/ethereum/ethereum.js
 [dep-dev-image]: https://david-dm.org/ethereum/ethereum.js/dev-status.svg
-[dep-dev-url]: https://david-dm.org/ethereum/ethereum.js#info=devDependencies
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+[dep-dev-url]: https://david-dm.org/ethereum/ethereum.js#info=devDependencies