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 ## How to use it?
 
-If you don't want to, or can't [download](#download) a standalone application, you will need to install [Python 3](https://www.python.org/downloads/), clone the source code from this repo, install dependencies and then run `meshchat.py`.
+If you don't want to, or can't [download](#download) a standalone application, you will need to install [Python 3](https://www.python.org/downloads/), [NodeJS v18+](https://nodejs.org/en), clone the source code from this repo, install dependencies and then run `meshchat.py`.
 
 ```
 git clone https://github.com/liamcottle/reticulum-meshchat