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 Supposing you have a config ready, you can use ergogen either on the command line, or through the [web UI](https://zeaolt.hu/ergogen).
 
-Command line usage requires `node v14.4.0+` with `npm v6.14.5+` to be installed, the repo to be checked out, and then simply calling the CLI interface through `node src/cli.js`.
+Command line usage requires `node v14.4.0+` with `npm v6.14.5+` to be installed, the repo to be checked out, `npm install` to be issued, and then simply calling the CLI interface through `node src/cli.js`.
 The `--help` switch lists the available command line options.
 
 The [web UI](https://zeaolt.hu/ergogen) is a more accessible version of the same codebase, where everything happens in your browser.