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@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ Setup instructions
     * copy virl-scheduler to your webroot: "sudo cp -a virl-scheduler /var/www/html/"
     * add "ProxyPass /virl-scheduler !" to the ProxyPass directives in **/etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf**
     * allow .htaccess in virl-scheduler api directory, e.g., by appending the following lines to **/etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf**
-        ```
-        <Directory /var/www/html/virl-scheduler/api>
-                AllowOverride All
-        </Directory>
-        ```
+```
+<Directory /var/www/html/virl-scheduler/api>
+   AllowOverride All
+</Directory>
+```
 
 * give the Apache2 process write permissions to the sqlite3 db by running "sudo chown www-data:www-data api/db.sqlite3" and "sudo chown www-data:www-data api" in the virl-scheduler directory
 * run **service apache2 restart**
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ Setup instructions
     * "sudo crontab -e" add "*/5 * * * * /usr/bin/curl -o /var/log/virl-scheduler-cron.log http://localhost/virl-scheduler/api/cron.php" at the end of the file
 * Have fun using the scheduler to start VIRL simulations automatically, by accessing /virl-scheduler on your VIRL host. Login using a VIRL username and password, be sure to add a Session name (simulation name) and a VIRL topology (XML source of a topology file)
 
-* output of the cron job can be seen in **/var/log/virl-scheduler-cron.log** or by accessing http://VIRL-Host/virl-scheduler/api/cron.php" manually in your browser
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+* output of the cron job can be seen in **/var/log/virl-scheduler-cron.log** or by accessing http://VIRL-Host/virl-scheduler/api/cron.php manually in your browser