diff --git a/build/README.md b/build/README.md
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 # BUILD
 Build code goes here when project underway
-## Build Instructions in order of process
+
+## Initial Environment Setup
+Our project relies on several different libraries in order for it to function. As most of our project is written in Python, there is an [`environment.yaml`](https://github.com/lucashicks1/lambda-deco3801/blob/main/environment.yaml) file that has been created, allowing you to create your own conda virtual environment. You can create and activate this environment with the following:
+
+```
+conda env create -f environment.yaml
+conda activate lambda-env
+```
+Or you can create your own environment and install the packages with
+
+```
+conda create -n your_env_name
+conda activate your_env_name
+conda install numpy pillow pytesseract matplotlib pymongo requests
+conda install -c conda-forge fastapi pydantic uvicorn-standard
+pip install opencv-python-headless
+```
+
+Once this environment is setup, all the needed dependencies for our python components should be installed.
+
+## Build Instructions for each project component
 1. [Database](../build/db-handler/README.md)
 2. [Camera](../build/vision/README.md)
 3. [Display](../build/ui-display/frontend-app/README.md)
diff --git a/build/figurines/README.md b/build/figurines/README.md
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 # Microcontroller Communications
 1. Connect the Seeduino Xiao to a serial port using provided USB-C to USB-A cable
-2. Double click the .bat file located in this directory
+2. Double click the [`microcontroller_communications.bat`](https://github.com/lucashicks1/lambda-deco3801/blob/main/build/figurines/microcontroller_communications.bat) file located in this directory
 3. The file will download all required python libraries, so please wait for it to finish
 4. The program will run on completion of installations
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