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-# PostgreSQL HA with etcd
+# Template for PostgreSQL HA with etcd
 
 To get started, do the following from different terminals:
 
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 different settings in the YAML files to see how behavior changes.  Kill
 some of the different components to see how the system behaves.
 
-Cheers,
-Chris
+# Requirements on a Mac
+
+Run the following on a Mac to install requirements:
+
+```
+brew install postgresql etcd haproxy libyaml
+pip install psycopg2 pyyaml
+```
+
+# Notice
+
+There are many different ways to do HA with PostgreSQL, see (the
+docs)[https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Replication,_Clustering,_and_Connection_Pooling] for a complete list.
+
+We call this project a "template" because it is far from a one-size fits
+all, or a plug-and-play replication system.  It will have it's own
+caveats.  Use wisely.