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@@ -13,3 +13,24 @@ sprited, and the code in `data.js` is responsible for converting it into
 `Tensor`s. This will become much simpler in the near future.
 
 [See this example live!](https://storage.googleapis.com/tfjs-examples/mnist/dist/index.html)
+
+## Run locally
+
+If you want to run this MNIST example on your computer:
+
+1. Install dependencies:
+   ```
+   npm install
+   ```
+
+2. Start the local development server:
+   ```
+   npm run start
+   ```
+
+3. Open your browser and go to:
+   ```
+   http://localhost:8080
+   ```
+
+This helps beginners quickly test the MNIST example on their own machine.