diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 807b93c..6cc9d35 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-<<<<<<< Updated upstream
-env/*
-pocwww.egg*
-=======
 
 env/*
+pocwww.egg*
+pocwww/__pycache__/*
 pocwww.egg-info/*
->>>>>>> Stashed changes
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index ff46e9e..1f1e5c6 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -1,29 +1,12 @@
-POC Web Interface
-===============================
+# Henry Pump POC Web Interface
 
-Getting Started
----------------
+## Installation
+1. Install Python 3 & venv with `sudo apt-get install python3 python3-venv`
 
-- Change directory into your newly created project.
+2. From the root of the POC-Java-www directory, run `python3 -m venv env` to create the virtual environment.
 
-    cd POC Web Interface
+3. Update the install of pip `env/binpip install --upgrade pip setuptools`
 
-- Create a Python virtual environment.
+4. Install the python module `env/bin/pip install .`
 
-    python3 -m venv env
-
-- Upgrade packaging tools.
-
-    env/bin/pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
-
-- Install the project in editable mode with its testing requirements.
-
-    env/bin/pip install -e ".[testing]"
-
-- Run your project's tests.
-
-    env/bin/pytest
-
-- Run your project.
-
-    env/bin/pserve development.ini
+5. Test the web server `env/bin/pserve production.ini`