diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index a118b6513..d9b1e5e54 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ however, the Sync Engine is open source and you can run it yourself.
    to point to your Sync Engine instance.
 
 1. After you've linked accounts to the Sync Engine, populate your
-   `~/.nylas/config.cson` as follows:
+   `~/.nylas/config.cson` as follows. You can get a list of connected accounts
+   and their attributes from the /accounts endpoint (ex. `http://localhost:5555/accounts`):
 
         "*":
           nylas:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d165abdff..d79d529a5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ Plugins lie at the heart of N1 and give it it's powerful features. Building your
 If you would like to run the N1 source and contribute, check out our [contributing
 guide](https://github.com/nylas/N1/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
 
+# Running Locally
+By default the N1 source points to our hosted version of the Nylas Sync Engine; however, the Sync Engine is open source and you can [run it yourself](https://github.com/nylas/N1/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#running-against-open-source-sync-engine).
+
 # Feature Requests / Package Ideas
 
 Have an idea for a package, or a feature you'd love to see in N1? Check out our