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 Yet another rewrite of my [personal site](https://ayo.ayco.io)
 
 ## Set up
-1. [Install Flask and dependencies](https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/3.0.x/installation/). The following are the steps for MacOS/Linux:
+1. Install Flask and dependencies. The following are the steps for MacOS/Linux:
     1. create python environment: `python3 -m venv .venv`
     2. activate python env: `. .venv/bin/activate`
-    3. install Flask: `pip install Flask`
+    3. install wheel: `pip install wheel`
+    4. install gunicorn & flask: `pip install gunicorn flask`
 2. To start development:
     1. Set environment variable for the flask app entry point with `export FLASK_APP=api.py`
     2. run the development server: `flask run`; note that the default port (5000) needs to be open