diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 26706d4..821dc4d 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ repos:
       - id: flake8
 
   - repo: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
-    rev: v2.2.4
+    rev: v2.2.5
     hooks:
       - id: codespell
         # Ignores `.ipynb` files, `_build` and `_static` folders
diff --git a/dev_setup.sh b/dev_setup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32cc016
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev_setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+conda install numpy
+conda install pandas
+conda install matplotlib
+conda install -c conda-forge obspy
+conda install -c conda-forge fsspec
+conda install black
+conda install -c conda-forge check-manifest
+conda install flake8
+conda install -c conda-forge isort
+conda install numpydoc
+conda install -c conda-forge pre_commit
+conda install -c conda-forge pylint
+python ooipy/setup.py
+conda develop ooipy
+python ooipy/verify_setup.py
diff --git a/docs/source/install_instructions.rst b/docs/source/install_instructions.rst
index 8901aab..2602fdd 100644
--- a/docs/source/install_instructions.rst
+++ b/docs/source/install_instructions.rst
@@ -19,3 +19,41 @@ OOIPY is designed to run on Python 3.8.5. To install OOIPY, run the following co
   pip install ooipy
 
 Please see our Getting Started Guide for a tutorial on basic OOIPY usage.
+
+
+How to setup OOIPY development environment
+==========================================
+
+1. Navigate into the folder where you wish to setup ooipy and clone the repository using this command:
+
+.. code-block :: bash
+
+  git clone https://github.com/Ocean-Data-Lab/ooipy.git
+
+2. Setup a new Conda environment using this command:
+
+.. code-block :: bash
+
+  conda create --name env_name
+
+3. Activate the environment using this command:
+
+.. code-block :: bash
+
+  source activate env_name
+
+4. Run the script to setup the development environment and install dependencies using this command:
+
+.. code-block :: bash
+
+  bash ooipy/dev_setup.sh
+
+Conda will ask for permissions while installing each library, answer 'y' to each.
+
+5. When this runs successfully, run the python file to verify if installation is proper, using this command:
+
+.. code-block :: bash
+
+  python ooipy/verify_setup.py
+
+If the path printed out matches your local installation path for the ooipy github repository, your development environment has been properly setup.
diff --git a/verify_setup.py b/verify_setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f811c1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/verify_setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import ooipy
+
+print("PATH TO OOIPY INSTALLATION")
+print(ooipy.__file__)