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 ### Running from source
 
-The following commands install the development version of The Lounge. A word of
-caution: while it is the most recent codebase, this is not production-ready!
+The following commands install the development version of The Lounge:
 
 ```sh
 git clone https://github.com/thelounge/lounge.git
@@ -71,6 +70,12 @@ npm install
 npm start
 ```
 
+A word of caution:
+
+- While it is the most recent codebase, this is not production-ready!
+- It is not recommended to run this as root. However, if you decide to do so,
+  you will have to run `npm run build`.
+
 ## Development setup
 
 Simply follow the instructions to run The Lounge from source above, on your own