diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 111b693d3..2403c91f1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ placement
 *.dylib
 !vendor/**
 .idea
+_output
+
 # Test binary, built with `go test -c`
 *.test
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 92f38b17c..344f55766 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ You can reach the maintainers of this project at:
 
 You have at least one running kubernetes cluster;
 
+### Clone this repo
+```sh
+git clone https://github.com/open-cluster-management-io/placement.git
+cd placement
+```
+
 ### Deploy the placement controller
 Set environment variables.
 ```sh