diff --git a/backend/README.md b/backend/README.md
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--- a/backend/README.md
+++ b/backend/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 ## Installation
 For development in the backend you need the client, `jobq`, as an editable dependency.
-The installation via the `requirements-dev.txt` depends on setting the `PROJECT_ROOT` environment variable you can set with executing
-```bash
-export PROJECT_ROOT=$(pwd)
-```
-in the backend folder.
+Install it with `uv pip install -e .` in the backend folder.
+You can launch the backend with 
+`uvicorn src.jobq_server.__main__:app --reload` in the backend root.