diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,10 +4,18 @@ irc tooter bot
 
 deps:
 * [Mastodon.py](https://github.com/halcy/Mastodon.py)
+* emoji (python3-emoji on debian and derivatives)
+* [ircrobots](https://github.com/jesopo/ircrobots)
+* PyYAML (python3-yaml on debian and derivatives)
 
-edit channels and botnick to test somewhere in irc
+## venv setup
+- `python3 -m venv venv`
+- `. venv/bin/activate`
+- `pip install -r requirements.txt`
+- `cp config.example.yaml config.yaml`
+- edit config.yaml as needed
 
 ## install systemd user unit
-1. edit paths to WorkingDirectory and ExecStart
 1. `cp tooter.service ~/.config/systemd/user/`
+1. edit paths to WorkingDirectory and ExecStart in `~/.config/systemd/user/tooter.service`
 1. `systemctl --user enable --now tooter`