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@@ -13,11 +13,7 @@ $ sudo apt install git docker-compose
 
 To install `docker`, follow the [official installation documentation](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/). [Instructions are also available for `docker-compose`](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/).
 
-In order to recieve address data while running in development mode you will need to set an environment variable containing a valid linz data service api key. Such a key can be retrieved by signing up to https://data.linz.govt.nz/. One way of setting the variable is exporting it in the same terminal window that you will run the application. To do this please run the following command:
-
-```bash
-export LINZ_API_KEY=<YOUR_API_KEY>
-```
+In order to recieve address data while running in development mode you will need to set an environment variable containing a valid linz data service api key. Such a key can be retrieved by signing up to https://data.linz.govt.nz/. One way of setting the variable is exporting it in the same terminal window that you will run the application. To do this please create a .env file in the root directory using `default.env` as an example. Fill in values as appropriate.
 
 You may also need to give the `dev` script executable permissions using the following command:
 
@@ -113,4 +109,15 @@ A summary of available commands are outlined below. Note that if the command req
 | `init_database` | Creates and populates the database | No
 | `reset_database` | Removes, recreates and populates the database | No
 | `build` | Builds required images | No
-| `start` | Runs all services including the frontend, backend and postgres database | No
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+| `start` | Runs all services including the frontend, backend and postgres database | No
+| `build` | Builds required images (frontend and backend) for production | No
+| `start` | Runs all services in production mode including the frontend, backend and postgres database | No
+
+## Running application for production
+
+1. Ensure the prerequisites are met as defined in [#Initial Setup]
+2. Create an `.env` file (if not done prior) in the root directory using `default.env` as an example. Fill in the values as appropriate
+3. Update `frontend/config.js` with values as appropriate
+4. Run a production build using `./dev build_production`
+5. Initialise the database using `./dev init_database`
+6. Run the production application using `./dev start_production`
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