From a94e16802dc5f7475c8e9bab2e2db89dc2a0dbd8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jon Parise <jon@pinterest.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2021 13:47:28 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Note that Redis must be running

Also, fix Redis link syntax (for reStucturedText).
---
 README.rst | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index a148bf0..3c80fe3 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -50,9 +50,11 @@ This means that even if someone has access to the Redis store, the passwords are
 Requirements
 ------------
 
-* [Redis](https://redis.io/)
+* `Redis`_
 * Python 2.7+ or 3.5+
 
+.. _Redis: https://redis.io/
+
 Installation
 ------------
 
@@ -66,7 +68,9 @@ Installation
 Configuration
 -------------
 
-You can configure the following via environment variables.
+Start by ensuring that Redis is up and running.
+
+Then, you can configure the following via environment variables.
 
 ``SECRET_KEY``: unique key that's used to sign key. This should
 be kept secret.  See the `Flask Documentation`__ for more information.