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 ## Install
 
-`npm` can be used to install this library:
+## Install
+Since Vanadium is currently hosted in private repositories, you would need to
+[setup SSH keys for Github]
+(https://help.github.com/articles/generating-ssh-keys/)
+first and then use npm to install directly from GitHub:
 
-    npm install --save git@github.com:vanadium/js.git
+    npm install --save git+ssh://git@github.com:vanadium/js.git
 
 ## Usage