diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -6,17 +6,18 @@ send a reminder email containing a certain title and message.
 ## Setup
 
 There are two basic steps to install remindrs. First it is recomended
-to prepare the Database and then build the binary or build and install
+to prepare the Database. Then build the binary or build and install
 the Debian package.
 
 ### Database
 
-Prepare an empty Postgres database preferably with an extra user.
+Prepare an empty Postgres database preferably together with an
+separate user.
 
 ### Building
 
-Remindrs can be built in two ways. By using the classic Rust
-toolchain to build a binary. And by using
+Remindrs can be built in two ways. By using the classic Rust toolchain
+to build a binary. Or by using
 [`cargo-deb`](https://github.com/kornelski/cargo-deb) to build a
 Debian package.
 
@@ -41,20 +42,23 @@ cargo deb
 ```
 
 The generated Debian package also installs a systemd service unit, but
-does not enable it by default.
+does not enable it by default in order to prepare the configuration
+first.
 
 #### Configuraion
 
-To configure remindrs the following configuration options are
-available. When remindrs is started it tries to load the configuration
-either from the path passed as the command line argument
-`-c`/`--config`, or by the default paths. Those are `./config.toml`,
+When remindrs is started it tries to load the configuration either
+from the path passed as the command line argument `-c`/`--config`, or
+by the default paths. Those are `./config.toml`,
 `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/remindrs/config.toml` or
 `$HOME/.config/remindrs/config.toml` if `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` is not set,
 and finally `/etc/remindrs/config.toml`.
 
-Note that all options commented out have the given parameter as a
-default value and are not mandatory.
+To configure remindrs the following configuration options are
+available.
+
+> Note that all options that are commented out have the given
+> parameter as a default value and are not mandatory.
 
 ```
 [database]
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ Options:
 In order to create a reminder send a `POST` request to the API
 endpoint.
 
-For example `curl` can be used like the following:
+This may be done for example with `curl` like the following:
 
 ```sh
 curl -X POST localhost:8080/v1/reminder \