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@@ -36,7 +36,25 @@ The latest `starport` binary is downloaded from the Github repo and installed in
 
 To install previous versions of the precompiled `starport` binary or customize the installation process, see [Starport installer docs](https://github.com/allinbits/starport-installer) on GitHub.
 
-### Write permission
+### Adding `~/go/bin` to `$PATH`
+
+After Starport builds the chain, the resulting binary is installed in `~/go/bin`.  For Starport to access the `bin` subdirectory that contains the executable binary, you must set the path to this location. To set the PATH, add the following line to your shell config file (for example, `~/.bashrc`):
+
+```
+export $PATH=~/go/bin:$PATH
+```
+
+Apply the changes for the current terminal:
+
+```
+source ~/.bashrc
+```
+
+Your path is not set correctly if you get the following error: `: exec: “appd”: executable file not found in $PATH`.  Be sure to follow these steps. To use a different location and for more details, see [The GOPATH environment variable](https://golang.org/doc/gopath_code#GOPATH). 
+
+
+
+### Write Permission
 
 Starport installation requires write permission to the `/usr/local/bin/` directory. If the installation fails because you do not have write permission to `/usr/local/bin/`, run the following command: