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+### Package recipe repository
+
+Ferdi requires its recipes to be packaged before it can use it. When running Ferdi as a development instance, you'll need to package the local recipes before you can create any services inside Ferdi.
+
+```bash
+$ cd recipes
+$ npm install && npm run package
+```
+
 ### Start development app
 
 Run these two commands **simultaneously** in different terminals: