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 # Setup
 
-- Install NVM
-- run `nvm use` to make sure your computer uses the most recent npm version
+- Install [fnm](https://github.com/Schniz/fnm) (drop-in replacement for nvm that's significantly faster - highly recommended) or [nvm](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm)
+- run `fnm use` (or `nvm use`) to make sure your computer uses the most recent node version
 - install yarn
 - download and place the frontend `.env.development` file in the root of the frontend folder
 - run `yarn`