diff --git a/build/db-handler/README.md b/build/db-handler/README.md
index 3a31d0a..79223bf 100644
--- a/build/db-handler/README.md
+++ b/build/db-handler/README.md
@@ -8,12 +8,19 @@ This database handler is a web-based RESTful API microservice which is solely re
 
 ### Installation
 
-You need a couple of dependencies if you want to run the uvicorn server locally to serve the API. Run these:
+You need a couple of dependencies if you want to run the uvicorn server locally to serve the API. Run these options:
 
-* `pip install fastapi`
-* `pip install "uvicorn[standard]"`
-* `pip install pymongo`
-* `pip install pydantic`
+1. Install using conda environment
+
+For convinience, a conda environment has been created so that all project dependencies can be installed using as few commands as possible. See more on this option [here](https://github.com/lucashicks1/lambda-deco3801/blob/main/build/vision/README.md#dependencies)
+
+2. Install with `requirements.txt`:
+
+`pip install -r requirements.txt`
+
+3. Install all dependencies individually:
+
+`pip install fastapi pymongo pydantic "uvicorn[standard]"`
 
 *Note: A python environment with every project dependency is available for use, so this step could be skipped if the other environment is set up.*
 
diff --git a/build/db-handler/requirements.txt b/build/db-handler/requirements.txt
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index 0000000..469fcab
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+++ b/build/db-handler/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+fastapi>=0.100.0
+pydantic>=1.9.0
+uvicorn>=0.22.0
+pymongo>=4.4.0
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