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@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ Synapse Installation
 For details on how to install synapse, see `<INSTALL.md>`_.
 
 
+To actually run your new homeserver, pick a working directory for Synapse to
+run (e.g. ``~/synapse``), and::
+
+    cd ~/synapse
+    source env/bin/activate
+    synctl start
+
 Connecting to Synapse from a client
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