diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
index c2614425a..970589815 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@ and metadata.
 Launch all services
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+Before the first Funkwhale launch, it is required to run this::
+
+    docker-compose -f dev.yml run --rm front yarn run i18n-compile
+
 Then you can run everything with::
 
     docker-compose -f dev.yml up front api nginx celeryworker
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/754.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/754.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd7bc48c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/changelog.d/754.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add missing command from contributing file (#754)