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@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ The `alloc` portion specifies account addresses with prefunded ETH when the Ethe
 Then, you can build and init a new instance of a local, Ethereum blockchain as follows:
 
 ```
-geth init /path/to/genesis.json -datadir /path/to/your/datadir
-geth --nodiscover console --datadir /path/to/your/datadir --networkid 12345
+geth init /path/to/genesis.json --datadir /path/to/your/datadir
+geth --nodiscover console --datadir /path/to/your/datadir --networkid 12345 --ws --wsaddr=127.0.0.1 --wsport 8546 --wsorigins "*"
 ````
 
 It is **important** to note that the `--networkid` flag must match the `chainId` property in the genesis file.