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@@ -4,12 +4,41 @@ Polymer-Oriented LibrarY of Monomer Expression Rules and In-silico Synthesis Too
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+A unified set of tools for monomer template generation, topology building, force-field parameterization, and MD simulations of general organic polymer systems within the OpenFF framework
+
+
+## Installation
+
+Currently, this package only supports a "dirty" developer install using conda/mamba and `pip`.
+First, install the `conda` environment manager (either the lightweight [Miniconda Distribution](https://docs.anaconda.com/free/miniconda/miniconda-install/) (recommended) or the bulkier [Anaconda Distribution](https://www.anaconda.com/download)).
+Further, it is highly recommended (but optional) that you install the mamba package manager (either thru [Miniforge or Conda](https://mamba.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation/mamba-installation.html)); this will greatly accelerate download times.
+
+Once mamba is installed, you can proceed with the dirty `polymerist` install into a safe virtual environment (named "polymerist-env" here).
+To install, execute the following set of commands in the CLI in whichever directory you'd like the dev installation to live:
+```sh
+git clone https://github.com/timbernat/polymerist
+cd polymerist
+mamba env create -n polymerist-env -f devtools/conda-envs/polymerist-env.yml
+mamba activate polymerist-env
+pip install -e .
+```
+Equivalent commands using just conda (in case mamba installation fails) are below. These will perform the same install, just much more slowly:
+```sh
+git clone https://github.com/timbernat/polymerist
+cd polymerist
+conda env create -n polymerist-env -f devtools/conda-envs/polymerist-env.yml
+conda activate polymerist-env
+pip install -e .
+```
+As an optional last step, it is recommended that you correctly set up paths to your [OpenEye License](https://docs.eyesopen.com/toolkits/python/quickstart-python/license.html), if you have access to one.
+Portions of conformer-generation and partial-charge assignment in `polymerist` will work more effectively with the OpenEye toolkit installed and licensed, but the package is set up to not require these closed-source dependencies.
+
+From here, you should be able to run `polymerist`-dependent scripts in the polymerist-env environment active, either from the command line or from a [Jupyter Notebook](https://jupyter.org/)!
 
-A unified set of tools for setting up general organic polymer systems for MD within the OpenFF framework
 
 ### Copyright
 
-Copyright (c) 2024, Timotej Bernat
+Copyright (c) 2024, Timotej Bernat (timotej.bernat@colorado.edu)
 
 
 #### Acknowledgements