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 ### Running demo project
 
+Build each Alfresco component, for example:
+
+```sh
+cd ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/
+npm install
+npm run build
+```
+
+Build demo shell
+
 ```sh
 git clone https://github.com/Alfresco/dev-platform-webcomponents.git
 cd dev-platform-webcomponents/demo-shell-ng2/