diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ cd svelte-rocket
 npm install
 ```
 
+> Note: if you download the Git repository manually, do so with the `--depth=1` option, as previously stored assets in the repository balloon the clone size to over 500MiB.
 
 ...then start Rocket server and [Vite](https://vitejs.dev) in two different terminals 
 
@@ -72,4 +73,4 @@ v0.1.4: update packages  because `cargo run` failed
 
 v0.1.3: Added authentication example with private cookies
 
-v0.1.2: Added Bulma CSS styling
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+v0.1.2: Added Bulma CSS styling