diff --git a/README b/README
index d868533ea8dd5090ad67a179568518bcaa0dd477..44f04e7f46399239a815c22e6706785ada01179a 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -7,3 +7,8 @@ Querystring parameters:
     q   The search term
     u   Referring UNL template based site
     cx  Google Custom Search engine to use for local site results
+
+To build and run this project:
+
+1. Copy/Update config.sample.php to config.inc.php (see in-file documentation)
+2. Run `make`