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 Here's how you can get a development environment up and running. You can check out system-specific guides [here](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/wiki/Installation-Guides).
 
 ### Step 1: Download the script
-```curl https://raw.github.com/diaspora/diaspora/master/script/install.sh | /bin/sh
+```
+  curl https://raw.github.com/diaspora/diaspora/master/script/install.sh | /bin/sh
 ```
 
 ### Step 2: Follow the instructions
 
 
 ### Step 3: Run the the development server
-```rails s
 ```
-  then visit 'http://localhost:3000' in your browser.
+  rails s
+```
+
+then visit 'http://localhost:3000' in your browser.
 
 ### Step 4: Run tests
-```rake
+```
+  rake
 ```
 
 ## Resources: