diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3804d05..d6eb2e1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
[](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
[](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/mikestefanello/pagoda)
[](https://go.dev)
-
+[](https://github.com/avelino/awesome-go)

@@ -156,7 +156,15 @@ Ensure the following are installed on your system:
### Start the application
-After checking out the repository, from within the root, start the Docker containers for the database and cache by executing `make up`.
+After checking out the repository, from within the root, start the Docker containers for the database and cache by executing `make up`:
+
+```
+git clone git@github.com:mikestefanello/pagoda.git
+cd pagoda
+make up
+```
+
+Since this repository is a _template_ and not a Go _library_, you **do not** use `go get`.
Once that completes, you can start the application by executing `make run`. By default, you should be able to access the application in your browser at `localhost:8000`.