diff --git a/py/embedded-server/README_PyPi.md b/py/embedded-server/README_PyPi.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..88f5c7228b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/py/embedded-server/README_PyPi.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# deephaven-server
+
+A Python-native way of launching [deephaven-core](https://www.github.com/deephaven/deephaven-core).
+
+Deephaven Community Core is a real-time, time-series, column-oriented analytics engine with relational database features. It is an open version of [Deephaven Enterprise](https://deephaven.io/enterprise/), which serves as the data backbone for prominent hedge funds, banks, and financial exchanges.
+
+## Requirements
+
+Java 11+ is required for this module, and the `JAVA_HOME` environment variable must be set appropriately.
+
+This module also requires Python version 3.7 or newer.
+
+## Setup
+
+```shell
+pip3 install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+pip3 install deephaven-server
+```
+
+## Quick start
+
+```python
+from deephaven_server import Server
+server = Server()
+server.start()
+
+from deephaven import time_table
+ticking_table = time_table('00:00:01').update_view(formulas=["Col1 = i % 2"])
+```
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diff --git a/py/embedded-server/build.gradle b/py/embedded-server/build.gradle
index 97aab0df456..d61f6f780ba 100644
--- a/py/embedded-server/build.gradle
+++ b/py/embedded-server/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ configurations {
 }
 wheel {
     contents {
-        include 'deephaven_server/', 'setup.py', 'README.md'
+        include 'deephaven_server/', 'setup.py', 'README.md', 'README_PyPi.md'
         from(configurations.classpath) {
             include '*'
             into('deephaven_server/jars')
diff --git a/py/embedded-server/setup.py b/py/embedded-server/setup.py
index eff7db1dd86..b9283bb0212 100644
--- a/py/embedded-server/setup.py
+++ b/py/embedded-server/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 HERE = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent
 
 # The text of the README file
-README = (HERE / "README.md").read_text()
+README = (HERE / "README_PyPi.md").read_text()
 
 
 # Versions should comply with PEP440.  For a discussion on single-sourcing