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 ## installation
 
-    $ go get mcquay.me/vain/cmd/vaind
+```bash
+$ go get mcquay.me/vain/cmd/vaind
+```
 
 ## running server
 
-    $ vaind
+```bash
+$ VAIN_FROM=me@example.org vaind vain.db
+```