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@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ sunshine needs access to uinput to create mouse and gamepad events:
 
 ### Requirements:
 
+First you need to install [MSYS2](https://www.msys2.org), then startup "MSYS2 MinGW 64-bit" and install the following packages using `pacman -S`:
+
 	mingw-w64-x86_64-openssl mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain mingw-w64-x86_64-opus mingw-w64-x86_64-x265 mingw-w64-x86_64-boost git mingw-w64-x86_64-make cmake make gcc
 
 ### Compilation: