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@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@ To keep it online, you need to keep the bot process running.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 1. Create a bot account through the [Discord Developer Portal](https://discordapp.com/developers/)
-2. Invite the created bot to your server
-3. Install Node.js 11, 12, 13, or 14
-4. Download the latest bot version from [the releases page](https://github.com/Dragory/modmailbot/releases) and extract it to a folder
-5. In the bot's folder, make a copy of the file `config.example.ini` and rename the copy to `config.ini`
+2. Install Node.js 12, 13, or 14
+3. Download the latest bot version from [the releases page](https://github.com/Dragory/modmailbot/releases) and extract it to a folder
+4. In the bot's folder, make a copy of the file `config.example.ini` and rename the copy to `config.ini`
 
 ## Single-server setup
 In this setup, modmail threads are opened on the main server in a special category.
@@ -24,12 +23,14 @@ This is the recommended setup for small and medium sized servers.
 
 1. **Go through the [prerequisites](#prerequisites) above first!**
 2. Open `config.ini` in a text editor and fill in the required values. `mainGuildId` and `mailGuildId` should both be set to your server's id.
-3. On a new line at the end of `config.ini`, add `categoryAutomation.newThread = CATEGORY_ID_HERE`
-    - Replace `CATEGORY_ID_HERE` with the ID of the category where new modmail threads should go
-4. Make sure the bot has `Manage Channels`, `Manage Messages`, and `Attach Files` permissions in the category
-5. **[🏃 Start the bot!](starting-the-bot.md)**
-6. Want to change other bot options? See **[📝 Configuration](configuration.md)**
-7. Have any other questions? Check out the **[🙋 Frequently Asked Questions](faq.md)** or
+3. Invite the bot to the server
+4. On a new line at the end of `config.ini`, add `categoryAutomation.newThread = CATEGORY_ID_HERE`
+    * Replace `CATEGORY_ID_HERE` with the ID of the category where new modmail threads should go
+5. Make sure the bot has `Manage Channels`, `Manage Messages`, and `Attach Files` permissions in the category
+    * It is not recommended to give the bot Administrator permissions under *any* circumstances
+6. **[🏃 Start the bot!](starting-the-bot.md)**
+7. Want to change other bot options? See **[📝 Configuration](configuration.md)**
+8. Have any other questions? Check out the **[🙋 Frequently Asked Questions](faq.md)** or
    **[join the support server!](../README.md#support-server)**
 
 ## Two-server setup
@@ -39,12 +40,16 @@ You might also want this setup for privacy concerns*.
 
 1. **Go through the [prerequisites](#prerequisites) above first!**
 2. Create an inbox server on Discord
-3. Invite the bot to the inbox server.
-4. Open `config.ini` in a text editor and fill in the values
-5. Make sure the bot has the `Manage Channels`, `Manage Messages`, and `Attach Files` permissions on the **inbox** server
-6. **[🏃 Start the bot!](starting-the-bot.md)**
-7. Want to change other bot options? See **[📝 Configuration](configuration.md)**
-8. Have any other questions? Check out the **[🙋 Frequently Asked Questions](faq.md)** or
+3. Open `config.ini` in a text editor and fill in the required values
+    * Set `mainGuildId` to the ID of the *main* server where users will message the bot from
+    * Set `mailGuildId` to the ID of the *inbox* server created in step 2
+4. Invite the bot to both the main server and the newly-created inbox server
+5. Open `config.ini` in a text editor and fill in the values
+6. Make sure the bot has the `Manage Channels`, `Manage Messages`, and `Attach Files` permissions on the **inbox** server
+    * The bot does not need any permissions on the main server
+7. **[🏃 Start the bot!](starting-the-bot.md)**
+8. Want to change other bot options? See **[📝 Configuration](configuration.md)**
+9. Have any other questions? Check out the **[🙋 Frequently Asked Questions](faq.md)** or
    **[join the support server!](../README.md#support-server)**
 
 *\* Since all channel names, even for channels you can't see, are public information through the API, a user with a