diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a070a88f..71ba6dd2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,4 +14,7 @@ apps/test-suite/node_modules/
 
 apps/test-suite/.env
 apps/test-suite/logs
-apps/test-suite/load-test-results/test-run-report.json
\ No newline at end of file
+apps/test-suite/load-test-results/test-run-report.json
+
+apps/playwright-service-ts/node_modules/
+apps/playwright-service-ts/package-lock.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/playwright-service-ts/README.md b/apps/playwright-service-ts/README.md
index 74984386..3e6d0aa1 100644
--- a/apps/playwright-service-ts/README.md
+++ b/apps/playwright-service-ts/README.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ This is a simple web scraping service built with Express and Playwright.
 ## Install
 ```bash
 npm install
+npx playwright install
 ```
 
 ## RUN
@@ -39,4 +40,8 @@ curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/scrape \
   },
   "check_selector": "#content"
 }'
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
+
+## USING WITH FIRECRAWL
+
+Add `PLAYWRIGHT_MICROSERVICE_URL=http://localhost:3003/scrape` to `/apps/api/.env` to configure the API to use this Playwright microservice for scraping operations.
diff --git a/apps/playwright-service-ts/api.ts b/apps/playwright-service-ts/api.ts
index 333d2158..90a4eb87 100644
--- a/apps/playwright-service-ts/api.ts
+++ b/apps/playwright-service-ts/api.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { getError } from './helpers/get_error';
 dotenv.config();
 
 const app = express();
-const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+const port = process.env.PORT || 3003;
 
 app.use(bodyParser.json());