diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64942cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+portable_python
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/caldav/readme.md b/caldav/readme.md
index e280f32..466ae20 100644
--- a/caldav/readme.md
+++ b/caldav/readme.md
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ cd Python-3.13.7
 ./configure --enable-optimizations --with-ensurepip=install --prefix=$(pwd)/portable_python
 make -j$(nproc)
 make install
+# now in portable_python install packages that are needed
+./portable_python/bin/pip3 install bcrypt
+./portable_python/bin/pip3 install radicale
 cd ..
 mv Python-3.13.7/portable_python portable_python
 rm -rf Python-3.13.7