diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2651d0f..47d1f00 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,30 +1,36 @@
 _This is totally not ready yet. Not even pre-alpha. Only boilerplate scaffolding. Don't look!_
 
 # Manticore
 
 Realtime collaboration for rich office documents.
 
 ## Setup
 
 1. Install [MongoDB](https://www.mongodb.org/) via your package manager.
 2. `npm install -g bower grunt-cli`
 3. Get server dependencies: `npm install`
 4. Get client dependencies: `bower install`
 
 ## Run
 
-Executing `grunt serve` runs the node server which listens at `localhost:9000`.
+### For frontend development  
+`grunt serve`  
+Runs the node server which listens at `localhost:9000`. This doesn't gracefully shut down the server due to [grunt-express-server](https://github.com/ericclemmons/grunt-express-server) eating the relevant signals. So you'll need to manually kill the node process, till there is a better solution.
+
+### For backend development
+`node server/app.js`  
+Does the same as the `grunt serve`, except that you don't get live-reloading when you change some code. Gracefully persists objects and disconnects clients and the DB when you `SIGTERM` or `SIGINT` it (just do <kbd>Ctrl+C</kbd>).
 
 ## Configure
 
 All environment variables are stored in `server/config/local.env.js`. Since it
 is unwise to checkin sensitive information into version control, this file is
 blacklisted in `.gitignore`. To get your own usable version, copy the existing
 `local.env.sample.js` under `server/config` to the aforementioned file, and then
 make the necessary modifications for your deployment.
 
 ## Develop
 
 Install [AngularJS Batarang](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/angularjs-batarang/ighdmehidhipcmcojjgiloacoafjmpfk)
 from the Chrome extensions store. This will let you inspect live Angular scopes,
 among other things.