diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9ced34fb847c..0f51c735c971 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ dist
 out
 .DS_Store
 release
+*.pem
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 22d720ad5a10..dc0e4ea2531f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,7 +69,25 @@ How to [secure your setup](/doc/security/ssl.md).
 
 ## Contributing
 
-Development guides are coming soon.
+### Getting started
+
+With localhost ssl (optional):
+
+```
+brew install mkcert
+mkcert -install
+mkcert localhost ::1 127.0.0.1
+```
+
+Running code-server:
+```
+yarn install
+yarn task vscode:install
+# without ssl
+yarn start --password=password --allow-http
+# with ssl
+yarn start --cert=$(pwd)/localhost+2.pem --cert-key=$(pwd)/localhost+2-key.pem --password=password
+```
 
 ## License