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 1. Git
 1. Node: install version 8.4 or greater
-1. Yarn: `npm i -g yarn` to install it globally via NPM
+1. Yarn: See [Yarn website for installation instructions](https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/install/)
 1. A clone of the [reactjs.org repo](https://github.com/reactjs/reactjs.org) on your local machine
 1. A fork of the repo (for any contributions)