diff --git a/dev/Gemfile b/dev/Gemfile
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@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+source 'https://rubygems.org'
+gem 'hashdiff'
+gem 'net-ssh'
+gem 'peach'
+gem 'ruby-cute'
diff --git a/dev/README.md b/dev/README.md
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--- a/dev/README.md
+++ b/dev/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ Requirements
 ------------
 Ruby 2.1 (+ HashDiff and Net/SSH for the oar-generator; + peach and ruby-cute for run-g5kchecks)
 
-Example using RVM (https://rvm.io/):
+There is a Gemfile in the root directory for bundler:
+$ gem install bundler (http://bundler.io/)
+$ bundle install # install all of the required gems
+
+Alternativly, here is an example using RVM (https://rvm.io/):
 $ \curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --ruby
 $ source ~/.rvm/scripts/rvm
 $ rvm install 2.2
@@ -38,6 +42,7 @@ $ gem install net-ssh
 $ gem install peach
 $ gem install ruby-cute
 
+
 Input files
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