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@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ See [here](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/devcontainers/containers) for more
 
 ## Running in a Github Codespace
 
-If you want to start contributing to Lazygit with the click of a button, you can open the lazygit codebase in a Codespace:
+If you want to start contributing to Lazygit with the click of a button, you can open the lazygit codebase in a Codespace. First fork the repo, then click to create a codespace:
 
 ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/8456633/201500566-ffe9105d-6030-4cc7-a525-6570b0b413a2.png)