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@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ The easiest way to run svganim is with docker-compose. Alternatively you can cho
 * `docker-compose up -d`
 * Docker should now expose the service at port 7890. Edit docker-compose.yml to change this.
 
+Alternatively, you can set up the environment using [poetry](https://python-poetry.org/).
+
+* `cd app`
+* `poetry install` to install dependencies. 
+* `poetry run python webserver.py --storage ../file`
+
 ### Update
 
 * `git pull` the new revision