diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5c52626..c80ac6a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 *.pyc
 old/
 env/
-
+# Generated by poetry
+requirements.txt
 # For Pycharm
 .idea
 .envrc
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6345ac8..3970487 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ If you want to run bulk queries for stock analysis, check out the [Rule 1 Stock
 
 This repository contains a script to iteratively issue a bulk fetch and populate a MySQL database with the results. It also includes some predefined SQL queries for convenience.
 
+## Install dependencies
+
+### Poetry
+
+On windows:
+
+1. Install `pipx` with `py -m pip install --user pipx`.
+2. Go to the path in "WARNING: The script pipx.exe is installed in `<USER folder>\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python3x\Scripts` which is not on "PATH". Once in this path execute: `.\pipx.exe ensurepath`
+3. Install poetry with: `pipx install poetry`
+4. In the repo path for IsThisStockGood, run `poetry install`
+5. Install the `export` command addon: `poetry self add poetry-plugin-export`
+
 ## Running the site locally.
 
 1. Clone the repo.
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 27b8489..27870ae 100644
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+poetry export --without-hashes -f requirements.txt -o requirements.txt
 gcloud app deploy app.yaml
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index b10e2d1..33f00ff 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from isthisstockgood.DataFetcher import fetchDataForTickerSymbol
 from isthisstockgood.server import create_app
 
+# Expose `app` object at the module level, as expected by App Engine
+app = create_app(fetchDataForTickerSymbol)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-  app = create_app(fetchDataForTickerSymbol)
   app.run(host='127.0.0.1', port=8080, debug=True)