diff --git a/developer_manual/exapp_development/DevSetup.rst b/developer_manual/exapp_development/DevSetup.rst
index 735715fea..e1166bc3a 100644
--- a/developer_manual/exapp_development/DevSetup.rst
+++ b/developer_manual/exapp_development/DevSetup.rst
@@ -7,8 +7,14 @@ We highly recommend using `Julius Knorr's Docker setup <https://github.com/juliu
 
 Suggested IDE: **PhpStorm**, though you can certainly use any IDE of your preference such as **VS Code** or **Vim**.
 
-Installation from the source code
-""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+Install AppAPI
+""""""""""""""
+
+All ExApps require the `AppAPI <https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/app_api>`_ Nextcloud app as a dependency.
+As of Nextcloud version 30.0.1, AppAPI is automatically installed by default.
+If you prefer,
+you can also build the latest development version of AppAPI from the source code,
+in which case uninstall the release version of AppAPI and perform the following steps.
 
 Clone the latest main branch:
 
@@ -28,7 +34,7 @@ Then, build frontend assets in development mode:
 
 	.. code-block:: bash
 
-		npm ci && npm run build
+		npm ci && npm run dev
 
 Enable AppAPI from the directory where the ``occ`` command resides:
 
diff --git a/developer_manual/exapp_development/Introduction.rst b/developer_manual/exapp_development/Introduction.rst
index e8671b2da..265544964 100644
--- a/developer_manual/exapp_development/Introduction.rst
+++ b/developer_manual/exapp_development/Introduction.rst
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Introduction
 ============
 
 **ExApps** (short for "External Apps") are Nextcloud apps that are developed in another programming language (outside of PHP) using the AppAPI OCS API.
-AppAPI is a project introduced by Nextcloud to revolutionize the process of application development within the Nextcloud ecosystem.
+`AppAPI <https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/app_api>`_ is a project introduced by Nextcloud to revolutionize the process of application development within the Nextcloud ecosystem.
 
 Overview
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