diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e2c05dc..56866cf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ Semantic knowledge base
 
 #### mac
 1. install java 8+
-2. install git
+2. install git (for cloud editors)
 * set merge strategy for the repo:
 ```
 git config pull.rebase false
 ```
-* set git email and username
+* set git email and username (for cloud editors)
 ```
 git config user.name "editor name"
 git config user.email "editor@zendoc.me"
@@ -31,14 +31,15 @@ brew install clojure/tools/clojure
 clojure -M:run
 ```
 
-### run with babashka
+### run with clojure repl
 
 ```
-bb run
+clojure -M:nrepl
 ```
+* start zd with (zd.core/start nil false)
+
+### run as java jar
 
 ### getting started
 
 Open http://localhost:4444
-
-start with Zendoc Tutorial document
diff --git a/deps.edn b/deps.edn
index 2fa0e16..3c61147 100644
--- a/deps.edn
+++ b/deps.edn
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
           :jvm-opts    ["-XX:-OmitStackTraceInFastThrow"]
           :main-opts   ["-m" "nrepl.cmdline" "--middleware" "[cider.nrepl/cider-middleware]"]}
 
+  :run
+  {:jvm-opts    ["-XX:-OmitStackTraceInFastThrow"]
+   :main-opts   ["-m" "zd.core"]}
+
   :kaocha
   {:extra-deps {lambdaisland/kaocha {:mvn/version "1.77.1236"}}
    :extra-paths ["test"]
diff --git a/src/zd/core.clj b/src/zd/core.clj
index f78827b..5cd072b 100644
--- a/src/zd/core.clj
+++ b/src/zd/core.clj
@@ -213,6 +213,9 @@
 (defn stop [ztx]
   (zen/stop-system ztx))
 
+(defn -main [& opts]
+  (start nil false))
+
 (comment
   (def ztx (start nil true))