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@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ CyberChef uses the Grunt build system, so it's very easy to install. You'll need
 
 npm will then install all the dependencies needed by Grunt.
 
+_Consider adding `export NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=2048` to your `~/.bashrc` file. If you attempt to build a production version of CyberChef, you may get a "JavaScript heap out of memory" error if you do not set this environment variable._
+
 
 ## Compiling