diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 765b7e4..c5a1d9f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ with later timestamps to avoid duplicate posts. On the first run the timestamp w
 
     */30 * * * * npm start /path/to/config.edn > /dev/null 2>&1
 
+### compiling to Js
+
+Alternatively, the bot can be compiled directly to JavaScript using the following command:
+
+```
+npx shadow-cljs release app
+```
+
 ## License
 
 Copyright © 2018 Dmitri Sotnikov
diff --git a/shadow-cljs.edn b/shadow-cljs.edn
index 793e3b5..d666e71 100644
--- a/shadow-cljs.edn
+++ b/shadow-cljs.edn
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {:source-paths ["mastodon_bot"]
  :dependencies []
- :builds       {:app {:target    :node-script                      
+ :builds       {:app {:target    :node-script
                       :output-to "target/mastodon-bot.js"
-                      :main      mastodon-bot.core/main}}}
+                      :main      mastodon-bot.core/main
+                      :compiler-options {:optimizations :simple}}}}