diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8fde73074..1b3441e34 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 build/
 node_modules/
 *.swp
+*~
+.project
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b4ece1814..f90284d91 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,28 @@
-libcoin
+bitcore
 =======
 
 Nodejs Bitcoin Library
+
+
+
+INSTALLATION
+============
+
+For Ubuntu:
+
+# install git
+sudo apt-get install git
+
+# download the code
+git clone https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore.git
+
+# obtain latest version of node.js
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install -y python-software-properties python g++ make
+sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:chris-lea/node.js
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install nodejs
+
+# install bitcore
+cd bitcore/
+npm install