diff --git a/INSTALLATION.md b/INSTALLATION.md
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+++ b/INSTALLATION.md
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 * Install a Debian based operating system
 * Install [Go](https://golang.org/dl/) (1.9 or higher)
 * Install [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/) (2.5 or higher)
-* Install [Aerospike](http://www.aerospike.com/download) (3.14.0 or higher)
 
 ### Download the repository and its dependencies
 
@@ -18,42 +17,20 @@
 * Run `make tools` to install [pack](https://github.com/aerogo/pack) & [run](https://github.com/aerogo/run)
 * Run `make all`
 * Run `make ports` to set up local port forwarding *(80 to 4000, 443 to 4001)*
-* You should be able to start the server by executing `run` now
-
-### Database
-
-* Remove all namespaces in `/etc/aerospike/aerospike.conf`
-* Add a namespace called `arn`:
-
-```
-namespace arn {
-    storage-engine device {
-        file /home/YOUR_NAME/YOUR_PATH/notify.moe/db/arn-dev.dat
-        filesize 300M
-        data-in-memory true
-
-        # Maximum object size. 128K is ideal for SSDs but we need 1M for search indices.
-        write-block-size 1M
-
-        # Write block size x Post write queue = Cache memory usage (for write block buffers)
-        post-write-queue 1
-    }
-}
-```
-
-* Download the [database for developers](https://mega.nz/#!yFAiSIzI!rlbM4_3WK9hH2OfAt44xGWnWMWs-kVHhvC_DTKyRMBQ) to notify.moe/db/arn-dev.dat
-* Start the database using `sudo service aerospike start`
-* Confirm that the status is "green": `sudo service aerospike status`
 
 ### Hosts
 
-* Add `127.0.0.1 arn-db` to `/etc/hosts`
-* Add `127.0.0.1 beta.notify.moe` to `/etc/hosts`
+* Add the following lines to `/etc/hosts`:
+
+```
+127.0.0.1     arn-db
+45.32.159.101 beta.notify.moe
+```
 
 ### HTTPS
 
-* Create the certificate `notify.moe/security/fullchain.pem` (domain: `beta.notify.moe`)
-* Create the private key `notify.moe/security/privkey.pem`
+* [Create the certificate](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10175812/how-to-create-a-self-signed-certificate-with-openssl) `notify.moe/security/fullchain.pem` (domain: `beta.notify.moe`)
+* Create the private key `notify.moe/security/privkey.pem` (make sure it's decoded)
 
 ### API keys
 
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-*
-!.gitignore
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