diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f6f89d8..e94c8e1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -133,3 +133,4 @@ dmypy.json
 .vscode
 
 node_modules/
+volume
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b2c9978..f46eea0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ localstack extensions install localstack-extension-authress
 ```
 
 ## Usage
+1. [Start LocalStack](https://docs.localstack.cloud/getting-started/installation/#starting-localstack-with-docker-compose) if it isn't started already. You can do this by running:
+
+```sh
+ACTIVATE_PRO=1 LOCALSTACK_AUTH_TOKEN="LOCALSTACK_AUTH_TOKEN" EXTENSION_DEV_MODE=1 DEBUG=1 localstack start
+```
+
+If you run into any issues doing that, check out the [Troubleshooting Guide](./troubleshooting.md).
+
 The auth extension runs at `http://authress.localhost.localstack.cloud:4566`.
 
 You can configure API calls to the authorization server by passing this url as the `authressApiUrl` or the `authress_api_url` depending on which SDK you are using.
diff --git a/contributing.md b/contributing.md
index 0c2fb30..eb223d4 100644
--- a/contributing.md
+++ b/contributing.md
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ ACTIVATE_PRO=1 LOCALSTACK_API_KEY=API_KEY EXTENSION_DEV_MODE=1 DEBUG=1 localstac
 ```
 
 ### For local debugging
-After plugin installation from the pypi, the plugin will be available in:
+After plugin installation from the PyPI, the plugin will be available in:
 `~/.cache/localstack/volume/lib/extensions/python_venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/localstack_extension_authress`
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diff --git a/localstack_extension_authress/extension.py b/localstack_extension_authress/extension.py
index 676873e..e30cf3c 100644
--- a/localstack_extension_authress/extension.py
+++ b/localstack_extension_authress/extension.py
@@ -126,4 +126,3 @@ def on_platform_ready(self):
         Called when LocalStack is ready and the Ready marker has been printed.
         """
         pass
-        
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e69de29..62c3e16 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# requirements.txt
+#
+# installs dependencies from ./setup.py, and the package itself,
+# in editable mode
+.
+
+setuptools >= 21.0.0
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diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 5cd150c..aaa538c 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ zip_safe = False
 packages = find:
 install_requires =
     localstack>=2.2.1.dev20230812232603
-    authress>=3.0.26
+    authress>=3.0.78
 
 [options.entry_points]
 localstack.extensions =
diff --git a/troubleshooting.md b/troubleshooting.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1e26c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/troubleshooting.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+##
+
+Try running the command directly to start docker:
+
+```sh
+docker run --rm --name localstack_main -v ~/.cache/localstack-cli/license.json:/etc/localstack/conf.d/license.json:ro -v ~/.cache/localstack-cli/machine.json:/var/lib/localstack/cache/machine.json:ro -v /tmp/localstack-2_2_1_dev20230812232603-entrypoint.sh:/usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint-dev.sh:ro -v ~/.cache/localstack/volume:/var/lib/localstack -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -p 127.0.0.1:443:443 -p 127.0.0.1:4566:4566 -p 127.0.0.1:4510-4559:4510-4559 -e LOCALSTACK_AUTH_TOKEN=LOCALSTACK_AUTH_TOKEN -e EXTENSION_DEV_MODE=1 -e ACTIVATE_PRO=1 -e LOCALSTACK_CLI=1 -e DEBUG=1 -e DOCKER_HOST=unix:///var/run/docker.sock -e SET_TERM_HANDLER=1 --expose 53 --expose 53/udp localstack/localstack-pro --entrypoint docker-entrypoint-dev.sh
+```
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