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@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ Currently the two instances connect via Zed's servers, but we intend to build pe
 5. On the remote machine, paste the instructions from step 3.
 
    > NOTE: Currently you must keep this process open. We are working on making it background itself.
+   > In the meantime, you can run `nohup zed --dev-server-token YY.XXX >~/.zed-log 2>&1 &`
 
 6. On your laptop you can now open folders on the remote machine.
-
    > NOTE: Zed does not currently handle opening very large directories (e.g. `/` or `~` that may have >100,000 files) very well. We are working on improving this, but suggest in the meantime opening only specific projects, or subfolders of very large mono-repos.
 
 ## Known Limitations