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@@ -4,6 +4,22 @@ calcelestial calculates the sun's rise/set times, the solar noon and the dayligh
 
 See manpage calcelestial(1) and the [blog entry](https://www.noteblok.net/2012/12/23/cron-jobs-fur-sonnenauf-untergang/) for more information
 
+# Installation
+
+### Linux
+
+```
+sudo apt-get install -y libnova-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libjson-c-dev libdb-dev
+autoreconf -i && ./configure && make install
+````
+### macOS
+
+```
+brew install curl json-c berkeley-db
+git clone git://git.code.sf.net/p/libnova/libnova libnova && pushd libnova && autoreconf -if && ./configure && make && sudo make install; popd
+autoreconf -i && ./configure && make install
+```
+
 # License
 
 calcelestial is licensed under [GPLv3](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html).