diff --git a/docs/source/basic_setup.md b/docs/source/basic_setup.md
index 91905861..0e901e13 100644
--- a/docs/source/basic_setup.md
+++ b/docs/source/basic_setup.md
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ OpenRAM uses Anaconda by default, but you can turn this feature off by setting
 `use_conda = False` in your config file. Then, OpenRAM will use the tools you
 have installed on your system.
 
+You can also tell OpenRAM where Anaconda should be installed or which Anaconda
+setup it should use. You can set the `$CONDA_HOME` variable like this:
+```
+export CONDA_HOME="/path/to/conda/setup"
+```
+
 > **Note**: If you want to install Anaconda without running OpenRAM (for example
 > to run unit tests, which do not install Anaconda), you can run:
 > ```