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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ This isn't actually ready for anyone to use yet, as I'm still working out some o
 
 ## Requirements
 
-- PHP 5.3.7 or later
+- PHP 5.4 or later
 - MCrypt PHP Extension
 
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@@ -43,41 +43,55 @@ Forgetting to do this can mean your DB might end up out of sync with the new fil
 
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-### 2) Install the Dependencies via Composer
-##### 2.1) If you don't have composer installed globally
+### 2) Setup Database and Mail Settings
+
+#### 2.1) Setup Your Database
+
+Update the file `app/config/local/database.php` with your database name and credentials.
+
+    vi app/config/local/database.php
+
+#### 2.2) Setup Mail Settings
+
+Update the file `app/config/local/mail.php` with your mail settings.
+
+    vi app/config/local/mail.php
+
+This will be used to send emails to your users, when they register and they request a password reset.
+
+#### 2.3) Adjust the application settings.
+
+Update the file `app/config/local/app.php` with your setting URL settings.  You should also change your secret key here -- if you prefer to have your key randomly generated, run the artisan key:generate command from the application root.
+
+	php artisan key:generate --env=local
+
+#### 2.4) Adjust Environments
+
+Update the file `boostrap/start.php' under the section `Detect The Application Environment`.
+
+	vi bootstrap/start.php
+
+#### 2.5) Additional Adjustments
+
+The app is configured to automatically detect if your in a local, staging, or production environment.  Before deploying to a staging or production environment, follow sets 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3 above to tweak each environment as nescessary.  Configuration files for each environment can be found in app/config/{environment} (local, staging, and production).
+
+-----
+
+### 3) Install the Dependencies via Composer
+##### 3.1) If you don't have composer installed globally
 
 	cd your-folder
 	curl -s http://getcomposer.org/installer | php
 	php composer.phar install
 
-##### 2.2) For globally composer installations
+##### 3.2) For global composer installations
 
 	cd your-folder
 	composer install
 
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-### 3) Setup Database
-
-Copy the file `app/config/database.php` to `database.php`, and update `database.php` with your database name and credentials
-
-	cp app/config/database.example.php app/config/database.php
-    vi app/config/database.example.php
-
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-
-### 4) Setup Mail Settings
-
-Now, copy the file `app/config/mail.php` to `mail.php`, and update `mail.php` with your mail settings
-
-	cp app/config/mail.example.php app/config/mail.php
-    vi app/config/mail.example.php
-
-This will be used to send emails to your users, when they register and they request a password reset.
-
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-
-### 5) Use custom CLI Installer Command
+### 4) Use custom CLI Installer Command
 
 Now, you need to create yourself a user and finish the installation.
 
@@ -101,7 +115,7 @@ If you still run into a permissions error, you may need to increase the permissi
 
 ### 7) Set the correct document root for your server
 
-The document root for the app should be set to the public directory. In a standard Apache virtualhost setup, that might look something like this:
+The document root for the app should be set to the public directory. In a standard Apache virtualhost setup, that might look something like this on a standard linux LAMP stack:
 
 	<VirtualHost *:80>
     DocumentRoot /var/www/html/public
@@ -110,6 +124,19 @@ The document root for the app should be set to the public directory. In a standa
     # Other directives here
 	</VirtualHost>
 
+An OS X virtualhost setup could look more like:
+
+	Directory "/Users/flashingcursor/Sites/snipe-it/public/">
+	Allow From All
+	AllowOverride All
+	Options +Indexes
+	</Directory>
+	<VirtualHost *:80>
+	        ServerName "snipe-it.dev"
+	        DocumentRoot "/Users/flashingcursor/Sites/snipe-it/public"
+	SetEnv LARAVEL_ENV development
+	</VirtualHost>
+
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 ### 8) Seed the Database