From 7373dc5e66172901f5c9c52c724988e26fe7d159 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mateoclarke <mateosalinasclarke@proton.me>
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:42:42 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] make README a bit more beginner friendly and avert secrets
 sharing

---
 .gitignore | 1 +
 README.md  | 9 ++++++++-
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c987e98c1..8c92cb05c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ build-iPhoneSimulator/
 # Let's not track any csv, env or log files
 *.csv
 *.env
+*.env.local
 *.log
 *.xml
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b843ef5e1..d39a721df 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,14 @@ The helper script, `vision-zero`, makes it easy to spin up your local Vision Zer
 
 1. Create a new Python environment and install the packages in [requirements.txt](requirements.txt).
 
-2. Save a copy of the [environment template (`env_template)](env_template) as `.env`, and populate your database read replica credentials.
+```shell
+# Example for Mac
+python -m venv venv
+source venv/bin/activate
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+2. Save a copy of the [environment template (`env_template`)](env_template) as `.env`, and populate your database read replica credentials.
 
 ```shell
 RR_USERNAME=""