diff --git a/doc/BUILD.md b/doc/BUILD.md
index 290a7d8a..83ad6122 100644
--- a/doc/BUILD.md
+++ b/doc/BUILD.md
@@ -65,11 +65,18 @@ Some package managers distribute a version of `rustup`. Failing that, you can al
 "official" [installation method of `rustup`](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install) (that is, a
 `curl`-`sh` pipe).
 
+### With `nix develop`
+
+If you already have [nix](https://nixos.org)(the package manager), then getting to a development
+shell with the necessary build dependencies is as easy as checking out this repository
+and then running `nix develop`.
+
 
 ## Building the project
 
 To build the whole wallet including the GUI, you'll need to install its [build and runtime
-dependencies](https://github.com/wizardsardine/liana/tree/master/liana-gui#dependencies) first.
+dependencies](https://github.com/wizardsardine/liana/tree/master/liana-gui#dependencies) first
+(unless you used the `nix develop` step above).
 
 Then run:
 
diff --git a/doc/TRY.md b/doc/TRY.md
index dc2f43fc..eab96519 100644
--- a/doc/TRY.md
+++ b/doc/TRY.md
@@ -193,3 +193,12 @@ You can simulate multiple wallets by using different data directories. For insta
 ./liana-gui --datadir test_charlie
  ```
 The directory will be created if it doesn't exist.
+
+### Building from source with `nix develop`
+
+If you have [nix](https://nixos.org) (the package manager) installed, you can easily
+build from source as follows:
+1. `git clone https://github.com/wizardsardine/liana.git && cd liana`
+2. `nix develop` which will put you into a development shell with all dependencies available
+3. `cargo build --release` which will build `lianad`, `liana-cli`, and `liana-gui`.
+4. `target/release/liana-gui --datadir test_alice` will load up the gui and create/use `./test_alice` as the data directory for liana.