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 Install [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/installation)
 
 (For example, using homebrew:)
+
 ```
 brew install pnpm
 ```
 
-Install dependencies, then run the dev server. 
+Create a configuration file for your application by copying the .env.example and edit the .env file with the appropriate values
+
+```bash
+cp .env.example .env
+```
+
+Install dependencies, then run the dev server.
 
 ```bash
 pnpm install
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 This project uses [`next/font`](https://nextjs.org/docs/basic-features/font-optimization) to automatically optimize and load Inter, a custom Google Font.
 
 ## Learn More
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 ### Next.js
+
 To learn more about Next.js, take a look at the following resources:
 
 - [Next.js Documentation](https://nextjs.org/docs) - learn about Next.js features and API.
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 You can check out [the Next.js GitHub repository](https://github.com/vercel/next.js/) - your feedback and contributions are welcome!
 
 ### Why pnpm?
-We chose to use pnpm for its improved security over npm, and also its improved package management speed compared to yarn. Read more [here](https://hackernoon.com/choosing-the-right-package-manager-npm-yarn-or-pnpm). 
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+We chose to use pnpm for its improved security over npm, and also its improved package management speed compared to yarn. Read more [here](https://hackernoon.com/choosing-the-right-package-manager-npm-yarn-or-pnpm).
 
 ### Deployment
 
 View the latest deployment branch [here](https://develop.d2r9j66448p933.amplifyapp.com/).
 
-This project has been integrated with the AWS amplify github app for automatic deployments. All commits and pull requests to the ```develop``` branch have been set up for automatic deployment. Deployment and build settings should be edited through the AWS Amplify [console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/amplify/home) and through associated [documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amplify/latest/userguide/getting-started.html). 
+This project has been integrated with the AWS amplify github app for automatic deployments. All commits and pull requests to the `develop` branch have been set up for automatic deployment. Deployment and build settings should be edited through the AWS Amplify [console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/amplify/home) and through associated [documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amplify/latest/userguide/getting-started.html).
 
 Deployment build setting specifications:
-* Changed node version to 20 to be compatible with building next.js applications to fulfil requirement >=18.17.0
-* Changed container image to be Amazon linux 2023 to solve [GLIBC_2.28 not found](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72921215/getting-glibc-2-28-not-found) error after upgrading node version.
-* Added npmrc file as a linker between pnpm and npm because amplify does some part of its installation using npm [here](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amplify/latest/userguide/monorepo-configuration.html#turborepo-pnpm-monorepo-configuration).
-* Since repository is public, AWS amplify app has no linked IAM service roles for [security purposes](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amplify/latest/userguide/pr-previews.html) to enable pull request previews. 
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+- Changed node version to 20 to be compatible with building next.js applications to fulfil requirement >=18.17.0
+- Changed container image to be Amazon linux 2023 to solve [GLIBC_2.28 not found](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72921215/getting-glibc-2-28-not-found) error after upgrading node version.
+- Added npmrc file as a linker between pnpm and npm because amplify does some part of its installation using npm [here](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amplify/latest/userguide/monorepo-configuration.html#turborepo-pnpm-monorepo-configuration).
+- Since repository is public, AWS amplify app has no linked IAM service roles for [security purposes](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amplify/latest/userguide/pr-previews.html) to enable pull request previews.