diff --git a/docs/install.txt b/docs/install.txt
index ae130c8..00449db 100644
--- a/docs/install.txt
+++ b/docs/install.txt
@@ -1,51 +1,34 @@
-SYSTEM
-===========
-apt install php-gd php-mbstring php-xml php-curl composer
-a2enmod rewrite
+
+composer create-project drupal/recommended-project:8.9.8 drupal
+
+# ADD THIS TO drupal/composer.json IN THE REPOSITORIES SECTION
+,{
+
+            "type": "vcs",
+            "url": "https://git.autonomic.zone/autonomic-cooperative/opencase.git"
+        }
 
 
+# INSTALL MODULES VIA COMPOSER (this will add them to composer.json, which is better than using a premade one, because this way the versions will all sort themselves out)
+composer require drupal/admin_toolbar drupal/security_review drupal/smtp drupal/opencase drupal/superfish
 
-SITE
-====
-#TODO make the vhost
-#TODO in apache2.conf set Override All on the directory
+# CREATE DIRECTORIES AND SET UP FILE PERMISSIONS
 
-
-DRUPAL
-======
-
-composer create-project drupal/recommended-project drupal
-
-#TODO place composer.json in the drupal directory that should have appeared
-
-composer install
-
-mysql -uroot -p
-	drop database ...;
-	create database ...;
-
-cd drupal
+# start in drupal directory
 mkdir -p config/sync
 mkdir private
 
 # if web server user =/= deployment user:
-
+# start in drupal directory
     sudo chgrp www-data config/sync
     cd web
+    cp sites/default/default.settings.php sites/default/settings.php
     sudo chgrp www-data . -R
+    mkdir sites/default/files
     sudo chmod g+w sites/default/files -R
+    chmod g+w sites/default/settings.php
     sudo find -type d -exec chmod g+s {} \;
-
-
-# TODO run the installer
-
-drush pm-uninstall search
-drush en superfish  admin_toolbar smtp superfish security_review opencase -y
-
-# if web server user =/= deployment user:
-
     sudo chmod g-w sites/default/
-    sudo chmod a-w sites/default/settings.php
     sudo chmod g-w sites
     sudo chmod g-w sites ./sites/example.settings.local.php ./sites/development.services.yml ./sites/example.sites.php ./sites/default/default.services.yml ./sites/default/default.settings.php ./autoload.php 
     sudo chmod g-w -R modules/
@@ -59,14 +42,26 @@ drush en superfish  admin_toolbar smtp superfish security_review opencase -y
     sudo chmod g+w,o-r,o-x private
 
 
+# INSTALL THE SITE
+
+- Create a database 
+- Go to the url and run the installer
+
+# make settings file unwriteable now that it has been generated
+sudo chmod a-w sites/default/settings.php
+
+# ENABLE all the above modules 
+drush en admin_toolbar security_review smtp opencase -y
+
+    
 # TODO set $trusted_host_patterns (in settings.php)
-# TODO private files (/home/foo/drupal/private) (in settings.php)
+# TODO private files (in settings.php)
 # TODO Set all the HTML roles to admin only - /admin/config/content/formats
 # TODO run security review (make eveything untrusted except CRM Admin and Admin) - /admin/config/security-review
-# TODO homepage -> /opencase/all-cases, 403 - /user/login - /admin/config/system/site-information
+# TODO homepage -> /opencase/whatever-the-chosen-homepage, 403 - /user/login - /admin/config/system/site-information
 # TODO disable blocks: tools, main navigation, footer menu - /admin/structure/block
 # TODO logo & colours - admin/appearance/settings/bartik
 # TODO disallow registering an account & turn off personal contact forms - /admin/config/people/accounts 
 # TODO add linked actor field to form display and display display - top of both
 # TODO change which contact form is the default - /admin/structure/contact
-# TODO change "short" date formate to d/m/Y - /admin/config/regional/date-time
+# TODO change "short" date formate to d/m/Y - /admin/config/regional/date-time
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