diff --git a/apps/coordinator/README.md b/apps/coordinator/README.md
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--- a/apps/coordinator/README.md
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@@ -2,10 +2,22 @@
 
 1. Run `brew install libpulsar` to install the C++ libraries that the pulsar-client depends on
 
-2. Make sure you run the following in your terminal before running `pnpm install`:
+2. Make sure you have Python installed on your machine by running `which python3` in terminal.
+
+3. If python isn't found then you should install it: https://www.python.org/downloads/. In a new terminal window run `which python3` again.
+
+4. Run `npm config set python /the/path/from/the/which/python3/command` inserting the path from step 2 or 3
+
+5. Install node-gyp: `npm install -g node-gyp`
+
+6. Make sure you have the Xcode command line tools installed by running `xcode-select --install` from the terminal
+
+7. Run this in the terminal:
 
 ```sh
 export CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH="$CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH:$(brew --prefix)/include"
 export LIBRARY_PATH="$LIBRARY_PATH:$(brew --prefix)/lib"
 export PULSAR_CPP_DIR=/opt/homebrew/Cellar/libpulsar/2.10.2
 ```
+
+8. Run `pnpm install`