node_options var

Author: bloombar

README.md

@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ Note the port that the React app starts on... you'll need this in setting up env
 
 Depending on your version of Node.js, you may see an error mentioning something about "digital envelop routines" when running `npm start`. This error can be resolved by setting an environment variable to support legacy OpenSSL providers prior to running `npm start`. See [this discussion](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/74726224/opensslerrorstack-error03000086digital-envelope-routinesinitialization-e) for details.
 
+e.g.: on \*NIX systems:
+
+```bash
+export NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider
+```
+
 ### Start the front-end app as a container
 
 Alternatively, the front-end can be started as a Docker container.