Updated readmes to specify the need of installing RethinkDB before hz…

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rethinkdb · Apr 27, 2016 · b78faaa · b78faaa
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diff --git a/GETTING-STARTED.md b/GETTING-STARTED.md
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ We now need to start Horizon Server. Running `hz serve` does three main things:
 1. Serves the `horizon.js` client library.
 1. Serves everything in the `dist` folder, _if it exists in the current working directory_.
 
+*[RethinkDB](https://www.rethinkdb.com/docs/install/) needs to be installed first and accessible from the Path.*
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 Normally, running `hz serve` requires a running instance of RethinkDB as well as pre-created tables in your RethinkDB instance.
 
 Luckily, running `hz serve --dev` has all that covered for you. Here's a comparison of what happens with and without `--dev`:

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ $ npm install -g horizon
 ```
 
 You can then create the boilerplate with `hz init` and then launch Horizon Server
-and an instance of RethinkDB with `hz serve --dev`.
+and an instance of RethinkDB with `hz serve --dev`.  *[RethinkDB](https://www.rethinkdb.com/docs/install/) needs to be installed and accessible from the Path.*
 
 ```sh
 $ hz init myapp