diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 24b8998..39d9970 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ meaning "Onboarding, Change, Offboarding"
 
 # development
 
+- install gettext for instance via "apt install gettext" for translations
+
 - set up a virtual environment with virtualenvwrapper or some other
 environment managing tool
 
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ run the following commands:
 
   python3 manage.py migrate
   python3 manage.py collectstatic
+  django-admin compilemessages
 
 server starts with