diff --git a/apps/signalling-service/.env.example b/apps/signalling-service/.env.example
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+++ b/apps/signalling-service/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+PORT=4444
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diff --git a/apps/signalling-service/.gitignore b/apps/signalling-service/.gitignore
index b512c09d47..1dcef2d9f2 100644
--- a/apps/signalling-service/.gitignore
+++ b/apps/signalling-service/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-node_modules
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+node_modules
+.env
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diff --git a/apps/signalling-service/README.md b/apps/signalling-service/README.md
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+This is a signalling server that is used to establish WebRTC connections between users. It is built using Node.js and Socket.IO.
+
+## Getting Started
+
+First, install the dependencies:
+
+```bash
+npm install -g pnpm
+
+pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+
+# if pnpm install --frozen-lockfile fails, try running
+pnpm install
+```
+
+Then, follow the `.env.example` file and create a `.env` file in the current directory. Replace the necessary values within.
+
+```bash
+PORT=4444
+```
+
+First, run the development server:
+
+```bash
+pnpm dev
+```
+
+## Build Dockerfile (TODO)
diff --git a/apps/signalling-service/package.json b/apps/signalling-service/package.json
index bf481b9246..0160bc9f39 100644
--- a/apps/signalling-service/package.json
+++ b/apps/signalling-service/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
   "description": "",
   "main": "server.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+    "dev": "node server.js"
   },
   "type": "module",
   "keywords": [],