diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6371f9c..7ec18ae 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+
+# created by unzipping the jupyter-lite-build.tgz
+notebooks/
+
 # VIM swp
 *.swp
 
@@ -25,4 +29,4 @@ public/notebooks-*
 .jupyterlite.doit.db
 
 # Built artifact
-jupyter-lite-build.tgz
\ No newline at end of file
+jupyter-lite-build.tgz
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ca62ea8..b928388 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,3 +16,10 @@ which also add the build artifact as a release asset.
 * Check [requirements.txt](./jupyterlite/requirements.txt) and [jupyter_lite_config.json](./jupyterlite/jupyter_lite_config.json) for library updates
 * Check [Dockerfile](./Dockerfile) for Pyodide updates
 
+## Development
+
+Unzip the TGZ file which will then unpack into `./notebooks`.  
+
+Run either `python -m http.server 8000 --directory ./notebooks` or `ruby -run -ehttpd ./notebooks -p 8000`
+
+Browse to http://localhost:8000 and you should see the Jupyterlite interface.