diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 297a317..c6f605d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,26 +11,49 @@ Mermaid code blocks (```mermaid) will be rendered to SVG and embedded.
 
 ## Installation
 
-### Build and install to PATH
+### Prerequisites
 
-    cabal install --installdir=$HOME/.local/bin
+First install the required system dependencies:
+
+```bash
+./install-deps.sh
+```
+
+### Install Haskell toolchain
+
+Install ghcup (Haskell toolchain installer):
+
+```bash
+curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://get-ghcup.haskell.org | sh
+source ~/.ghcup/env
+```
+
+Install specific GHC and Cabal versions:
+
+```bash
+ghcup install ghc 9.12.2
+ghcup install cabal 3.16.0.0
+ghcup set ghc 9.12.2
+ghcup set cabal 3.16.0.0
+```
+
+### Install Mermaid CLI
+
+```bash
+npm install -g @mermaid-js/mermaid-cli
+```
+
+### Build and install docster
+
+```bash
+cabal install --installdir=$HOME/.local/bin
+```
 
 Make sure `~/.local/bin` is in your PATH. Add to your shell config if needed:
 
-    export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
-
-## Requirements
-
-- GHC + Cabal (via ghcup)
-- Pandoc
-- TeX Live (for PDF)
-- Mermaid CLI (`npm install -g @mermaid-js/mermaid-cli`)
-
-### specific versions
-
-source ~/.ghcup/env && ghcup install ghc 9.12.2
-source ~/.ghcup/env && ghcup install cabal 3.16.0.0
-source ~/.ghcup/env && ghcup install hls 2.11.0.0
+```bash
+export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
+```
 
 ## Development
 
diff --git a/docster.cabal b/docster.cabal
index 8d0d20d..2207fe0 100644
--- a/docster.cabal
+++ b/docster.cabal
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ library
                        Docster.Compiler
   hs-source-dirs:      src
   build-depends:
-      base >=4.21 && <5,
+      base >=4.18 && <5,
       text >=2.0 && <2.2,
       filepath >=1.4 && <1.6,
       directory >=1.3 && <1.4,
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ executable docster
   main-is:             Main.hs
   hs-source-dirs:      app
   build-depends:
-      base >=4.21 && <5,
+      base >=4.18 && <5,
       text >=2.0 && <2.2,
       docster
   default-language:    Haskell2010
diff --git a/install-deps.sh b/install-deps.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3930c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install-deps.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt install -y build-essential libgmp-dev libffi-dev zlib1g-dev texlive-latex-base texlive-fonts-recommended texlive-latex-extra texlive-xetex
diff --git a/puppeteer-config.json b/puppeteer-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..411c0e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/puppeteer-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "args": ["--no-sandbox", "--disable-setuid-sandbox"]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Docster/Mermaid.hs b/src/Docster/Mermaid.hs
index dc78720..22fb880 100644
--- a/src/Docster/Mermaid.hs
+++ b/src/Docster/Mermaid.hs
@@ -80,9 +80,10 @@ generateDiagramPaths (DiagramConfig (SourceDir sourceDir) format) (DiagramId dia
 -- | Call mermaid CLI process with appropriate arguments
 callMermaidProcess :: OutputFormat -> FilePath -> FilePath -> IO (Either DocsterError ())
 callMermaidProcess format mmdFile outputFile = do
-  let args = case format of
+  let baseArgs = case format of
         HTML -> ["-i", mmdFile, "-o", outputFile]
         PDF  -> ["-i", mmdFile, "-o", outputFile, "--scale", "3"]
+      args = baseArgs ++ ["--puppeteerConfigFile", "puppeteer-config.json"]
   
   result <- catch
     (callProcess (T.unpack mermaidCommand) args >> return (Right ()))