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@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ if you want the development group included run this first:
 
 then create a .env.rb file in the root directory that contains the following ENV attributes:
 
-
+```
 ENV["APP_SESSION_SECRET"] = {output of a random 64 byte secret}
 
 ENV["DB_NAME"] = {db file name}
+```
 
 
 after the dependencies are installed, you have to create the db