diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
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--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -66,6 +66,40 @@ We utilize a ``Makefile`` to capture targets for building a local Remarkbox envi
 #. ``make dev``
 #. ``make test``
 
+## For WSL Users
+
+If you are using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), follow these steps to set up your environment:
+
+Activate the virtual environment
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+ source env/bin/activate
+
+Install dependencies:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+ pip install -r requirements-wsl.txt
+
+
+### For Other Users
+
+For users on other platforms, follow these steps:
+
+Activate the virtual environment:
+
+.. code-block:: bash 
+
+  source env/bin/activate
+
+Install dependencies:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+   
 
 Functional testing environment
 -------------------------------
@@ -96,7 +130,15 @@ New Environments
 
 If your deployment is brand new, you don't need to run any migrations.
 
-To create all the schemas & tables in your database, run:
+To create all the schemas & tables in your database, run these steps:
+
+Activate the virtual environment:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+ source env/bin/activate
+   
+Create all the schemas & tables in your database
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
diff --git a/requirements-wsl.txt b/requirements-wsl.txt
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index 0000000..6afc8a9
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+++ b/requirements-wsl.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# python 2 -> 3 compat.
+six
+
+# Pyramid.
+plaster_pastedeploy
+pyramid
+pyramid_jinja2
+pyramid_debugtoolbar
+pyramid_retry
+pyramid_tm
+
+# python 2.
+venusian==2.1.0
+
+# python 2.
+soupsieve==1.9.5
+
+# Model.
+SQLAlchemy==1.3.24
+SQLAlchemy-Utils==0.36.3
+transaction
+zope.sqlalchemy
+alembic
+
+# PostgreSQL database connections.
+# requires postgresql-devel on Fedora for `pg_config` binary.
+psycopg2-binary
+
+# Template renderer.
+# python 3.
+#jinja2
+# python 2.
+jinja2==3.0.3
+
+# MarkupSafe is a Python library designed to provide a safe way of handling strings that contain data from untrusted sources.
+# compatible with jinja2
+markupsafe==2.0.1
+
+# MarkDown is a popular and familair WYSIWYM markup language.
+# python 2.
+markdown==2.6.11
+python-markdown-math
+html5lib
+BeautifulSoup4
+
+# Bleach sanitizes MarkDown (removes HTML/Javascript) to prevent XSS.
+bleach>=2.1.4
+bleach-allowlist
+
+# codehilite.
+pygments
+
+# Human readable time deltas.
+ago
+
+# light weight URI attribute parser.
+miniuri
+
+# Create URI slugs from titles.
+python-slugify
+
+# Future proof, computationally complex password hashes.
+bcrypt
+
+# reach out to verify public rb_owner_key.
+requests[security]
+# request library pins this dependency too low.
+# idna==2.6
+
+# credit card storage and processing.
+stripe==3.5.0
+
+# slack: bot notifications.
+slacker
+
+# DKIM Signed Email from Python.
+#dkimpy
+# python 2.
+dkimpy==1.0.2