diff --git a/examples/electron/README.md b/examples/electron/README.md
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 # js-ipfs in Electron
 
-This example is heavily inspired by [electron-quick-start](https://github.com/electron/electron-quick-start).
+> This example is heavily inspired by [electron-quick-start](https://github.com/electron/electron-quick-start).
 
-Simply `npm install` and `npm start` to see it working.
+**DISCLAIMER:** This example is still a work in progress, it currently doesn't work due to the usage of native dependencies that Electron is not supporting.
+
+To try it by yourself, do:
+
+```
+> npm install
+> ./node_modules/.bin/electron-rebuild
+# or 
+> ./build.sh
+#
+# You can also try to use `npm start` to see where electron errors
+```
diff --git a/examples/electron/build.sh b/examples/electron/build.sh
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+# Electron's version.
+export npm_config_target=1.6.11
+# The architecture of Electron, can be ia32 or x64.
+export npm_config_arch=x64
+export npm_config_target_arch=x64
+# Download headers for Electron.
+export npm_config_disturl=https://atom.io/download/electron
+# Tell node-pre-gyp that we are building for Electron.
+export npm_config_runtime=electron
+# Tell node-pre-gyp to build module from source code.
+export npm_config_build_from_source=true
+# Install all dependencies, and store cache to ~/.electron-gyp.
+HOME=~/.electron-gyp npm install