diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ca6b6f5..875e496 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 /static/
 /*.egg-info/
 /pip-log.txt
+/venv/
 
 # Buildout
 /eggs/
diff --git a/docs/running_on.rst b/docs/running_on.rst
index 3bca1d9..e94a250 100644
--- a/docs/running_on.rst
+++ b/docs/running_on.rst
@@ -30,3 +30,11 @@ From here you have a full working install of Pinry! You can:
 * Edit the settings files: ``pinry/settings``
 * Customize the theme: ``pinry/templates`` + ``pinry/static``
 
+
+Database Notes
+--------------
+
+When setting up for the first time you'll need to run syncdb and migrations
+because we use South::
+
+  bin/python manage.py syncdb --migrate