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@@ -62,6 +62,16 @@ From the mempool repo's top-level folder, import the database structure:
   mysql -u mempool -p mempool < mariadb-structure.sql
 ```
 
+### Troubleshooting
+On Mac, you may need to run the following command if the above gives an error:
+```bash
+MariaDB [(none)]> grant all privileges on mempool.* to 'mempool'@localhost identified by 'mempool';
+```
+followed by:
+```bash
+mariadb -u mempool -pmempool mempool < mariadb-structure.sql
+```
+
 ## Mempool Backend
 Install mempool dependencies from npm and build the backend: