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 ## Requirements on your server
 
 - Node.js 10.13 or up
-
-- Database (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, MSSQL). Must use charset `utf8`: this is typically the
-  default in PostgreSQL and SQLite, while in MySQL and MariaDB UTF-8 might need to be set with
-  `alter database <DBNAME> character set utf8 collate utf8_bin;`
+- Database (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, MSSQL)  
+  The database must use charset `utf8`. This is typically the default in PostgreSQL and SQLite.  
+  In MySQL and MariaDB UTF-8 might need to be set with `alter database <DBNAME> character set utf8 collate utf8_bin;`  
   Be aware of older MySQL and MariaDB versions which sometimes use shorter representations of UTF-8 than 4 bytes.
   This can break if symbols with more bytes are used.
   You can use `alter database <DBNAME> character set utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci` to be on the safe side.
-
-- npm (and its dependencies, [node-gyp](https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#installation))
-
-- yarn
-
+- NPM (and its dependencies, [node-gyp](https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#installation))
+- Yarn
 - Bash (for the setup script)
-
-- For **building** HedgeDoc we recommend to use a machine with at least **2GB** RAM
+- For **building** the HedgeDoc frontend you need a machine with at least **2 GB** RAM.
+    - Starting with release 1.7 the release tarball includes the frontend, so building it yourself is not necessary.
 
 ## Instructions
 
 1. Check if you meet the [requirements at the top of this document](#requirements-on-your-server).
-
-2. Clone this repository (preferred) or download a release and unzip it.
-
-3. Enter the directory and type `bin/setup`, which will install npm dependencies and create configs.
-
+2. Download a [release](https://github.com/hedgedoc/hedgedoc/releases) tarball and extract it.
+3. Enter the directory and type `bin/setup`, which will install the dependencies and create configs.
 4. Modify the file named `config.json` or configure HedgeDoc through environment variables which will overwrite the configs, see docs [here](https://github.com/hedgedoc/hedgedoc/blob/master/docs/configuration.md).
-
-5. Build front-end bundle by `yarn run build` (use `yarn run dev` if you are in development)
-
-6. Modify the file named `.sequelizerc`, change the value of the variable `url` with your db connection string. For example:
+5. **Skip this step for release 1.7 and newer!**  
+   Build the frontend bundle by `yarn run build` (use `yarn run dev` if you are in development)
+6. Modify the file named `.sequelizerc`, change the value of the variable `url` to your db connection string. For example:
    - `postgres://username:password@localhost:5432/hedgedoc`
    - `mysql://username:password@localhost:3306/hedgedoc`
    - `sqlite://:memory:`
-
 7. It is recommended to start your server manually once: `NODE_ENV=production yarn start`, this way it's easier to see warnings or errors that might occur (leave out `NODE_ENV=production` for development).
-
 8. Run the server as you like (node, forever, pm2, SystemD, Init-Scripts)
 
 ## How to upgrade your installation