diff --git a/aspnetcore/tutorials/first-web-api.md b/aspnetcore/tutorials/first-web-api.md
index 968cfd6abb..a72e9d1189 100644
--- a/aspnetcore/tutorials/first-web-api.md
+++ b/aspnetcore/tutorials/first-web-api.md
@@ -107,6 +107,15 @@ The following diagram shows the design of the app.
 
   ![config dialog](first-web-api-mac/_static/2.png)
 
+[!INCLUDE[](~/includes/mac-terminal-access.md)]
+
+Open a command terminal in the project folder and run the following commands:
+
+   ```console
+   dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer --version 3.0.0-*
+   dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory --version 3.0.0-*
+   ```
+
 ---
 
 ### Test the API