diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c3255f39..e1a12e6d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ This repo is a mono repo that consists of 3 projects:
 
 ### Setup
 
-1. Clone the repo
+1. Fork the repo, then clone it using the following command (remember to replace the url with the url from your forked repo)
 
    ```bash
    git clone https://github.com/rotimi-best/classroomio.git
@@ -107,19 +107,21 @@ This repo is a mono repo that consists of 3 projects:
 
    You can install nvm from [here](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm).
 
-4. Set up your `.env` file
+   You also need to have pnpm installed, you can find the installation guide [here](https://pnpm.io/installation#using-npm)
+
+5. Set up your `.env` file
 
    - Go to `apps/classroomio-com` and `apps/dashboard`
    - Duplicate the `.env.example` file and rename it to `.env`
 
-5. Setup Supabase.
+6. Setup Supabase.
 
    - Make sure you've downloaded the [Supabase cli](https://github.com/supabase/cli)
    - Install and Start [docker](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/)
    - Go to the project directory in your terminal and start Supabase
 
      ```bash
-       supabase start
+       pnpm supabase start
      ```
 
    - You should get a result like this
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ This repo is a mono repo that consists of 3 projects:
      service_role key: eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJzdXBhYmFzZS1kZW1vIiwicm9sZSI6InNlcnZpY2Vfcm9sZSIsImV4cCI6MTk4MzgxMjk5Nn0.EGIM96RAZx35lJzdJsyH-qQwv8Hdp7fsn3W0YpN81IU
      ```
 
-   - Add Supabase environment variables into `app/dashboard` folder, which should be taken from the result of `supabase start`
+   - Add Supabase environment variables into `app/dashboard` folder, which should be taken from the result of `pnpm supabase start`
 
      ```env
        PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL=<API URL>
@@ -145,26 +147,26 @@ This repo is a mono repo that consists of 3 projects:
        PUBLIC_SUPABASE_BUCKET_URL=<Inbucket URL>
      ```
 
-   - To view the Supabase studio, open the Studio URL from the result of `supabase start`
+   - To view the Supabase studio, open the Studio URL from the result of `pnpm supabase start`
 
-6. Install the required dependencies
+7. Install the required dependencies
 
    ```bash
    pnpm i
    ```
 
-7. Run all projects (in development mode)
+8. Run all projects (in development mode)
 
    ```bash
    pnpm dev
    ```
 
-8. All projects should start running
+9. All projects should start running
    - `classroomio-com`: [http://localhost:5173](http://localhost:5173)
    - `dashboard`: [http://localhost:5174](http://localhost:5174)
    - `docs`: [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000)
 
-9. Running a specific project
+10. Running a specific project
    - **classroomio-com**: `pnpm dev --filter=classroomio-com`
    - **dashboard**: `pnpm dev --filter=dashboard`
    - **docs**: `pnpm dev --filter=docs` 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aeb50e36..e1d98a26 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@
 		"prettier": "^3.1.0",
 		"prettier-plugin-svelte": "^3.1.2",
 		"prettier-plugin-tailwindcss": "^0.5.7",
+		"supabase": "^1.112.0",
+		"tsconfig": "workspace:*",
 		"turbo": "^1.10.16",
-		"typescript": "^5.1.6",
-		"tsconfig": "workspace:*"
+		"typescript": "^5.1.6"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index ea342289..29e828f6 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ importers:
       prettier-plugin-tailwindcss:
         specifier: ^0.5.7
         version: 0.5.7(prettier-plugin-svelte@3.1.2)(prettier@3.1.0)
+      supabase:
+        specifier: ^1.112.0
+        version: 1.112.0
       tsconfig:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:packages/tsconfig