From 1e0042da5b4e8cdae9be80dff1cf53ad76ea0951 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Douglas Christopher Wilson <doug@somethingdoug.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 22:18:05 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add Node.js requirements

closes #1900
---
 Readme.md | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 13ff6cded..0b765a60c 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@
 
 ## Install
 
+This is a [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/) module available through the
+[npm registry](https://www.npmjs.com/).
+
+Before installing, [download and install Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/).
+Node.js 0.6 or higher is required.
+
+Installation is done using the
+[`npm install` command](https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/installing-npm-packages-locally):
+
 ```sh
 $ npm install mysql
 ```