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+#############################
 frontend-component-footer-edx
-=============================
+#############################
 
 |Build Status| |npm_version| |npm_downloads| |license|
 |semantic-release|
 
+********
+Purpose
+********
+
 frontend-component-footer-edx is a library containing a site footer
 component for use when building edX frontend applications.
 
+Prerequisites
+=============
+
+The `devstack`_ is currently recommended as a development environment for your
+new MFE.  If you start it with ``make dev.up.lms`` that should give you
+everything you need as a companion to this frontend.
+
+Note that it is also possible to use `Tutor`_ to develop an MFE.  You can refer
+to the `relevant tutor-mfe documentation`_ to get started using it.
+
+.. _Devstack: https://github.com/openedx/devstack
+
+.. _Tutor: https://github.com/overhangio/tutor
+
+.. _relevant tutor-mfe documentation: https://github.com/overhangio/tutor-mfe#mfe-development
+
 Usage
------
+=====
 
 To install frontend-component-footer-edx into your project::
 
@@ -32,13 +53,38 @@ Component Usage::
 - onLanguageSelected (optional)
 - supportedLanguages (optional)
 
+Cloning and Startup
+===================
+
+.. code-block::
+
+
+  1. Clone your new repo:
+
+    ``git clone https://github.com/openedx/frontend-component-footer-edx.git``
+
+  2. Use node v18.x.
+
+    The current version of the micro-frontend build scripts support node 18.
+    Using other major versions of node *may* work, but this is unsupported.  For
+    convenience, this repository includes an .nvmrc file to help in setting the
+    correct node version via `nvm <https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm>`_.
+
+  3. Install npm dependencies:
+
+    ``cd frontend-component-footer-edx && npm ci``
+
+  4. Start the dev server:
+
+    ``npm start``
+
 Requirements
-------------
+============
 
 This component uses ``@edx/frontend-i18n``. Any containing app must provide ``@edx/frontend-i18n`` as a peer dependency, and be wrapped inside an ``IntlProvider`` element, whether or not your consuming application is actually localized. For a basic default locale (English) version, follow the ``IntlProvider`` example in the sample application in `src/index.jsx <src/index.jsx>`__.
 
 Development
------------
+===========
 
 Start the dev server::
 
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    npm run build
 
+License
+=======
+
+The code in this repository is licensed under the AGPLv3 unless otherwise
+noted.
+
+Please see `LICENSE <LICENSE>`_ for details.
+
+Reporting Security Issues
+=========================
+
+Please do not report security issues in public. Please email security@openedx.org.
+
 .. |Build Status| image:: https://api.travis-ci.com/edx/frontend-component-footer-edx.svg?branch=master
    :target: https://travis-ci.com/edx/frontend-component-footer-edx
 .. |npm_version| image:: https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@edx/frontend-component-footer-edx.svg