diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 8c0e20d..e75cdc9 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ How to install and run on a clean install of Ubuntu 14.04 (LTS):
     sh
     apt-get update
     apt-get upgrade
-    apt-get install screen git python3 libpq-dev python3-dev -y
+    apt-get install postgresql postgresql-contrib authbind
+    apt-get install python-virtualenv screen git python3 libpq-dev python3-dev -y
     git clone https://github.com/Storj/dataserv
     cd dataserv
     python setup.py install
diff --git a/dataserv/config.py b/dataserv/config.py
index 4747ba5..94cbea2 100644
--- a/dataserv/config.py
+++ b/dataserv/config.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 ONLINE_TIME = 5  # minutes
 
 
-# db setup example `export DATABASE_URL="postgresql://localhost/dataserv"`
+# db setup example `export DATABASE_URL="postgresql:///dataserv"`
 if os.environ.get("DATASERV_DATABASE_URI"):
     SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = os.environ.get("DATASERV_DATABASE_URI")
 else:  # default to sqlite