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 ## Requirements
 
 Because this bot uses async/await keywords, please use Python 3.5 or higher. 
-To install this for Codio, create a new Python 3 project and install the `python3.5-dev` package using 
-`sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install python3.5-dev`.
+To install this for Codio, create a new Python 3 project and install the `python3.5-dev` package using `sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install python3.5-dev`.
 
 You can install all requirements by running `sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt`
 
 **It is recommended to use virtualenv and create your own python3.5 environment**
 
+To use datastore features, you may need to install it locally; this can be done using the following command `sudo apt-get install redis-server`.
+This should default to `localhost` with the port being `6379`, this can be configured in `config.json` under `redis`.
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+
 ## Configuration
 
-To configure the bots, rename `config.example.json` to `config.json`. 
+To configure the bots, rename `config.example.json` to `config.json`.
 Each bot has its own configuration section, usually with a token and a list of services it can use.
 
 Configuration for services are in the `services` section.