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@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ a tiny link shortener (& maybe pastebin in the future)
 
 ^V needs a postgresql database. for ssl, run it behind a reverse proxy like nginx.
 
-all config is done through env vars (.env file works too): here's a list of them
-(which may be incomplete. the full list can be found at the start of the main() function in src/main.rs)
+all config is done through env vars/.env file:
 
 |             var | default                          | description                                                                                  |
 |----------------:|:---------------------------------|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
@@ -20,6 +19,8 @@ all config is done through env vars (.env file works too): here's a list of them
 | V_ID_GEN_LENGTH | 6                                | length of the generated ids (again, manually set ids don't care.)                            |
 | V_DEV_TEST_DATA |                                  | whether or not to generate a `dev` user with some test data; probably only useful for devs   |
 
+(this list may be incomplete. the full list can be found at the start of the main() function in src/main.rs)
+
 ## dev info
 
 if you want to tinker with ^V, here's some pointers