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 - Follow Steps 1 and 2 from here: https://workfloworchestrator.org/orchestrator-core/workshops/beginner/debian/
 - To install the orchestrator GUI, you can follow the steps 5 and 6 from the above link.
-- Clone this repo
+- Clone this repo:
 - ``pip install -r requirements.txt``
+- from the top-level directory:
+- ``pip install -e .``
 - Create ``oss-params.json``
 - Export the oss-params file: ``export OSS_PARAMS_FILENAME="/path/to/file.json"``
 - The core of workflow orchestrator can be started with ``uvicorn --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080 main:app`` from inside the ``geant_service_orchestrator`` directory of this repo.