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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ some kind of hosting setup
 2. we need git `sudo dnf install git -y`
 3. clone this `git clone https://gitlab.com/futile/thingy`
 4. cd in `cd thingy`
-5. make set up script executable `chmod +x set-up-system.sh`, & run it `./set-up-system.sh`
+5. run the system setup script `./set-up-system.sh`
 6. log out and back in `exit`, `ssh whatever@whatever`...
 7. cd again `cd thingy`
 8. populate a .env `micro .env`