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 Before you begin, make sure you have the following installed:
 
-* Node.js (recommended version 16.x or higher)
-* npm (comes with Node.js)
+- Node.js (recommended version 16.x or higher)
+- npm (comes with Node.js)
 
 ## Installation
 
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 ## Development
 
 > \[!IMPORTANT]
-> The following instructions are for those who want to develop the hyperse related framework or plugins (e.g. if you intend to make a pull request). For instructions on how to build a project *using* Hyperse, please see the [Getting Started guide](https://hyperse-io.github.io/track/docs/community/contributing).
+> The following instructions are for those who want to develop the hyperse related framework or plugins (e.g. if you intend to make a pull request). For instructions on how to build a project _using_ Hyperse, please see the [Getting Started guide](https://hyperse-io.github.io/track/docs/community/contributing).
 
 ### 1. Clone project to the local directory
 
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 The root directory has a `package.json` which contains build-related dependencies for tasks including:
 
-* Building & deploying the docs
-* Project for online presentation
-* Linting, formatting & testing tasks to run on git commit & push
+- Building & deploying the docs
+- Project for online presentation
+- Linting, formatting & testing tasks to run on git commit & push
 
 ### 3. Testing