diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e2de8d7..bbef287 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ app/ml_models/weights
 app/json/*
 fastify/node_modules
 pocketbase/*
-helper.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+helper.txt
+env/*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 57d75ed..9bdb338 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,38 @@ Built with:
 - [Redis](https://redis.io/): Caching Data
 
 # Getting started
-Coming soon to run stocknear locally on your machine.
+Follow the instructions below to run stocknear locally on your machine.
+
+## Prerequisites & Resources
+
+* Python 3.x (Recommended: 3.10.12 or higher)
+* Pip (Python package installer)
+* PocketBase (Download and install from: https://pocketbase.io/
+
+* Download schemas, databases and configurations files:
+  * stocks.db [TODO - add link] 
+  * crypto.db [TODO - add link]
+  * institute.db [TODO - add link]
+  * json.zip folder [TODO - add link]
+  * pocketbase schema [TODO - add link]
+
+## Installation
+
+1. **Set up virtual env:**
+
+`python -m venv env`
+
+`source env/bin/activate`  # On macOS/Linux
+
+`.\env\Scripts\activate`   # On Windows
+
+2. **Install dependencies:**
+
+`pip install -r requirements.txt`
+
+## Run
+
+`python .\app\main.py`
 
 # Contributing
 Stocknear is open-source software and you're welcome to contribute to its development.
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a831881..a990d0b 100755
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+benzinga
+urllib3==1.26.18
 yfinance
 datetime
 pandas