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@@ -13,3 +13,59 @@ High level description of the architecture of the C3SDatachecker(work in progres
 
 ### [user_guide](dqc_user_guide)
 how to run the checker, outputs generated (work in progress)
+
+**Setup development environment**
+
+Request access the to the VM machines as first step
+
+.bashrc 
+
+in order to run conda, you should execute the following line
+
+`export PATH="/data/miniconda3/bin:$PATH"`
+
+and add to your .bashrc file the following lines:
+
+```bash
+# >>> conda initialize >>>
+# !! Contents within this block are managed by 'conda init' !!
+__conda_setup="$('/shared/earth/software/Miniconda3/4.7.12-foss-2015a/bin/conda' 'shell.bash' 'hook' 2> /dev/null)"
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    eval "$__conda_setup"
+else
+    if [ -f "/shared/earth/software/Miniconda3/4.7.12-foss-2015a/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" ]; then
+        . "/shared/earth/software/Miniconda3/4.7.12-foss-2015a/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
+    else
+        export PATH="/shared/earth/software/Miniconda3/4.7.12-foss-2015a/bin:$PATH"
+    fi
+fi
+unset __conda_setup
+# <<< conda initialize <<<
+```
+**Folders in the VM**
+
+there are two main partitions, `/data` and `/shared` some of the most important directories to know about are the following:
+
+```
+- checker running scripts
+/shared/QAR_dqc/bin
+
+- location for downloading of data
+/shared/cds_downloads/
+
+- Log files of the ongoing downloads
+/shared/cds_downloads/logs/
+
+- location for the results of the checks (QARs)
+/shared/QAR_dqc/results
+
+- location for results after the process of renaming
+/shared/QAR_dqc/results_cms
+
+- current checker installations
+/data/joan/c3s512-wp1-datachecker
+/shared/software/c3s512-wp1-datachecker
+```
+
+Current checker installations points/use these folders
+