diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 36209d4f..d872efde 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -278,9 +278,14 @@ cd leafwiki
 
 cd ui/leafwiki-ui
 npm install
-npm run dev   # Starts Vite dev server on http://localhost:5173
 
-# 3. In another terminal, start the backend
+# 3. Configure precommit hooks
+npm run prepare    # Sets up husky git hooks / Needs to be started from ui/leafwiki-ui folder
+
+# 4. Start the frontend in dev mode
+npm run dev
+
+# 5. In another terminal, start the backend
 
 cd ../../cmd/leafwiki
 go run main.go
diff --git a/ui/leafwiki-ui/.husky/pre-commit b/ui/leafwiki-ui/.husky/pre-commit
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e78da281
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/leafwiki-ui/.husky/pre-commit
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# switch to directory / .husky needs to run in the root level
+
+cd $(dirname "$0")
+
+npm run format
diff --git a/ui/leafwiki-ui/.prettierrc b/ui/leafwiki-ui/.prettierrc
index 61cdef9b..d1dc955e 100644
--- a/ui/leafwiki-ui/.prettierrc
+++ b/ui/leafwiki-ui/.prettierrc
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
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   "singleQuote": true,
   "semi": false,
+  "endOfLine": "lf",
   "plugins": ["prettier-plugin-tailwindcss"]
 }
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index 75f70d3a..c476c9da 100644
--- a/ui/leafwiki-ui/package-lock.json
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diff --git a/ui/leafwiki-ui/package.json b/ui/leafwiki-ui/package.json
index 6d362228..d7f139a4 100644
--- a/ui/leafwiki-ui/package.json
+++ b/ui/leafwiki-ui/package.json
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     "lint:fix": "eslint . --fix",
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+    "format": "prettier --write src/**",
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