diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8a0688d9..c500df62 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ For more information on why I started developing Cachet, check out my [blog post
 - Node.js
     + Bower
     + Gulp
+- Composer
 - mcrypt extension
 
 ## Installation
diff --git a/docs/setup/install.md b/docs/setup/install.md
index 80b9b352..0c4c6296 100644
--- a/docs/setup/install.md
+++ b/docs/setup/install.md
@@ -36,7 +36,18 @@ $ git clone https://github.com/cachethq/Cachet.git
 $ cd Cachet
 ```
 
-You will also need to build the assets.
+## Install requirements
+
+You need to have a modern version of node.js installed (with NPM) - see https://github.com/nodesource/distributions
+```bash
+apt-get install nodejs
+npm install -g bower
+npm install -g gulp
+curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php  #always be careful when piping from the internet!
+```
+
+
+## Build the assets.
 
 ```bash
 $ npm install