diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ This package will setup a bitcoind, lnd, and tor daemon that will connect to the
 ```
 git clone https://github.com/PLEBNET-PLAYGROUND/plebnet-playground-docker --config core.autocrlf=input
 cd plebnet-playground-docker
+python3 -m venv venv 
+source venv/bin/activate
 pip3 install -r requirements.txt
 ```
 Follow [these instructions](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/#install-compose) to install the `docker compose` subcommand on your system (Mac, Windows, Windows Server 2016, or Linux systems).