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@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Create python virtual environment and install packages
 ```
 python3 -m venv .venv
 source .venv/bin/activate
+pip install --upgrade pip wheel
 pip install -r requirements.txt
 ```
 
@@ -26,6 +27,12 @@ Run an instance of Postgres (I used docker for this, you can use whatever you wa
 docker run --rm -it -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=dev -p 5432:5432 postgres
 ```
 
+Modify the default email settings
+
+```
+nano capsulflask/__init__.py
+```
+
 Run the app 
 
 ```
@@ -47,4 +54,4 @@ For example, the script named `02_up_xyz.sql` should contain code that migrates
 
 **IMPORTANT: if you need to make changes to the schema, make a NEW schema version. DO NOT EDIT the existing schema versions.**
 
-In general, for safety, schema version upgrades should not delete data. Schema version downgrades will simply throw an error and exit for now. 
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+In general, for safety, schema version upgrades should not delete data. Schema version downgrades will simply throw an error and exit for now.