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 * create postgres user
   * `$ sudo su postgres`
   * `$ createuser --interactive` -> owl
+* create the db tables
 * setup a venv
   * enter the venv, e.g. in pycharm
   * `$ pip install -r requirements.txt`
-* cp config/examply.py config/default.py
-* setup /var/lib/data/GeoLite2/GeoLite2-City.mmdb somehow
+* `$ cp config/example.py config/default.py`
+* download id-tagging-schema
+  * `$ git clone https://github.com/openstreetmap/id-tagging-schema`
+  * adjust paths in default.py
+* download geoip databases
+  * https://git.io/GeoLite2-City.mmdb
+  * `$ pacman -S geoip-database-extra` in ArchLinux or https://dl.miyuru.lk/geoip/maxmind/city/maxmind4.dat.gz
+  * adjust default.py
+* run the tests
 * run 'python web_view.py'