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@@ -13,13 +13,8 @@ To run the app, you will need the following:
 4. Install/configure [couchdb](http://couchdb.apache.org/)
   1. Download and install couchdb from http://couchdb.apache.org/#download
   2. Run `initcouch.sh` to setup couchdb with an admin user with the credentials `hradmin/test`.  
-  3. -OR- do the following
-    * Go to Futon (`http://0.0.0.0:5984/_utils/`) 
-    * Look for the "Welcome to Admin Party!" text down in the bottom right and click on "Fix this"
-    * Create an admin user via the prompt that is displayed
-    * Click on Create Database in the upper left corner
-    * Create a database named `main`
-    * Again click on Create Database in the upper left corner
-    * Create a database named `config`
-5. Start the server so you can view the repo in your browser by running `ember serve` from the `frontend` directory.
-6. Go to `http://0.0.0.0:4200/` in a browser and login with your couchdb admin user.
+    * If you have just installed couchdb and have not setup a couchdb admin user, then run `initcouch.sh`.
+    * If you have already created a couchdb admin, then run `initcouch.sh user pass` with the couch admin credentials (where user is the couchdb admin user and pass is the user's password).
+5. Copy the server/config-example.js to server/config.js.
+6. Start the server so you can view the repo in your browser by running `ember serve` from the `frontend` directory.
+7. Go to `http://0.0.0.0:4200/` in a browser and login with username `hradmin` and password `test`.
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