diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 952e06a..b1be0e8 100644
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ The idea is that you create a single python file (bot.py) and using the `slixmpp
 
 If you want to play around with the streambot/logbot, run the following and answer the questions:
 
- $ python3 streambot.py
+`$ python3 streambot.py`
 
 # how to run a bot on the varia systers server
 
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ If you want to play around with the streambot/logbot, run the following and answ
 
 Clone the bots repository, either over https or ssh:
 
- $ git clone https://git.vvvvvvaria.org/varia/bots
+`$ git clone https://git.vvvvvvaria.org/varia/bots`
 
- $ git clone ssh://gitea@vvvvvvaria.org:12345/varia/bots.git
+or with ssh:
+
+`$ git clone ssh://gitea@vvvvvvaria.org:12345/varia/bots.git`
 
 Add your bot python script to the folder.
 
@@ -43,18 +45,19 @@ If your bot uses any dependencies, add them to the `requirements.txt` file in th
 
 Push the changes you made to the server.
 
- $ git add yourfiles.py
+`$ git add yourfiles.py`
 
 or
 
- $ git add -A (but be sure you want to add all the files you added to the repo)
+`$ git add -A` (but be sure you want to add all the files you added to the repo)
 
- $ git commit -m "your commit message" (something actually informative is best)
+`$ git commit -m "your commit message"` (something actually informative is best)
 
- $ git push 
+`$ git push`
 
 You can also check the status of your repository by typing
- $ git status 
+
+`$ git status`
 
 After your push, a git hook is pulling the changes: the `bots` folder on the server (which sits at `/srv/gitea/clones/varia/bots`) is updated.
 
@@ -68,13 +71,13 @@ There is a "bots" config file, where you can add your new bot to.
 
 To do this, log into the server hehe:
 
- $ ssh username@vvvvvvaria.org -p 12345
+`$ ssh username@vvvvvvaria.org -p 12345`
 
 Open the config file, either with your own user, or as the systers user (has sudo rights!):
 
- $ sudo su systers
+`$ sudo su systers`
 
- $ sudo nano /etc/supervisor/conf.d/bots.conf
+`$ sudo nano /etc/supervisor/conf.d/bots.conf`
 
 Copy/paste one of the other bot's details and add a new one to this file. This is how the details of the pub.club bot look like:
 
@@ -89,11 +92,11 @@ priority = 999
 
 Save and exit!
 
- CTRL+X Y [enter]
+`CTRL+X Y [enter]`
 
 Now, we need to restart supervisor itself, in order to activate these changes to the config:
 
- $ sudo service supervisor restart
+`$ sudo service supervisor restart`
 
 It will activate all the bots! And hopefully they work!!