diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b559b8a..bc22e5d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,14 +3,54 @@
 
 Add an email address for use in your [IRMA app](https://github.com/privacybydesign/irma_mobile).
 
-
 ## Setting up the server
 
-1. Generate JWT keys for the issuer
+### Prerequisite
+
+Go, Gradle v4, JDK, Yarn, and an installation of IRMA server:
+
+```bash
+go install github.com/privacybydesign/irmago@latest
+```
+
+### Install
+
+1. Clone repository
+```bash
+git clone git@github.com:privacybydesign/irma_email_issuer.git
+cd irma_email_issuer/
+```
+2. Generate JWT keys for the issuer
 ```bash
 ./utils/keygen.sh ./src/main/resources/sk ./src/main/resources/pk
 ```
-2. Copy the file `src/main/resources/config.sample.json` to
- `build/resources/main/config.json` and modify it.
-3. Run `gradle appRun` in the root directory of this project.
-4. Navigate to `http://localhost:8080/irma_email_issuer/api/hello`
+3. Build the project
+```bash
+gradle build
+```
+4. Copy `src/main/resources/config.sample.json` to `build/resources/main/config.json` and modify it
+```bash
+cp src/main/resources/config.sample.json build/resources/main/config.json
+sed -i 's/"secret_key": "",/"secret_key": "thisisjustavalueandnotarealsecretsomemorecharactersuntilwehave64",/' ./build/resources/main/config.json
+```
+5. Create front end
+```bash
+( cd webapp/
+yarn install
+./build.sh nl
+cp config.example.js build/assets/config.js )
+```
+6. Configure mail delivery in `build/resources/main/config.json`
+
+### Run
+
+1. Start IRMA server (in the root directory of this project)
+```bash
+~/go/bin/irma server --static-path ./webapp/build
+```
+2. Run the application
+```bash
+gradle appRun
+```
+3. Navigate to `http://localhost:8088/` with CORS disabled
+(for example: `chromium --disable-web-security --user-data-dir=/tmp/chromium-disable-web-security`)
diff --git a/webapp/config.example.js b/webapp/config.example.js
index 75e32f6..9d181cd 100644
--- a/webapp/config.example.js
+++ b/webapp/config.example.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 var config = {
-  IRMASERVER: '',
-  EMAILSERVER: '',
+  IRMASERVER: 'http://localhost:8088',
+  EMAILSERVER: 'http://localhost:8080/irma_email_issuer',
 };