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 1. Yarn: See [Yarn website for installation instructions](https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/install/)
 1. A fork of the repo (for any contributions)
 1. A clone of the [react.dev repo](https://github.com/reactjs/react.dev) on your local machine
+1. Git
+1. Node: any version starting with v16.8.0 or greater
+1. Yarn: See [Yarn website for installation instructions](https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/install/)
+1. A fork of the repo (for any contributions)
+1. A clone of the [react.dev repo](https://github.com/reactjs/react.dev) on your local machine
 
-### Installation
-
-1. `cd react.dev` to go into the project root
-3. `yarn` to install the website's npm dependencies
-
-### Running locally
-
-1. `yarn dev` to start the development server (powered by [Next.js](https://nextjs.org/))
-1. `open http://localhost:3000` to open the site in your favorite browser
-
-## Contributing
-
-### Guidelines
 
 The documentation is divided into several sections with a different tone and purpose. If you plan to write more than a few sentences, you might find it helpful to get familiar with the [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/reactjs/react.dev/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#guidelines-for-text) for the appropriate sections.