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@@ -4,18 +4,18 @@ Scripts and documentation for configuring the VIPS backend systems (VIPSLogic, V
 
 In order to clone this repository, issue this command:
 
-git clone https://gitlab.nibio.no/vips-setup/vips-backend-single-server.git
+`git clone https://gitlab.nibio.no/vips-setup/vips-backend-single-server.git`
 
 If you get this error message:
 
-fatal: unable to access 'https://gitlab.nibio.no/vips-setup/vips-backend-single-server.git/': server certificate verification failed. CAfile: /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt CRLfile: none
+`fatal: unable to access 'https://gitlab.nibio.no/vips-setup/vips-backend-single-server.git/': server certificate verification failed. CAfile: /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt CRLfile: none`
 
 ...then you need to update your SSL certificates, running this command (as ROOT):
 
-echo $(echo -n | openssl s_client -showcerts -connect gitlab.nibio.no:443 2>/dev/null  | sed -ne '/-BEGIN CERTIFICATE-/,/-END CERTIFICATE-/p') >> /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
+`echo $(echo -n | openssl s_client -showcerts -connect gitlab.nibio.no:443 2>/dev/null  | sed -ne '/-BEGIN CERTIFICATE-/,/-END CERTIFICATE-/p') >> /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt`
 
 ...and then run the git clone command again
 
 cd into the directory vips-backend-single-server/ and run the script:
 
-sudo ./vips-backend-single-server.sh
+`sudo ./vips-backend-single-server.sh`