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 ## Deployment
 ### Requirements:
 -	Git must be installed on the host system. [See Server Setup – Install Git](#install-git) for instructions on installing.
-### Deployment
+### Clone the repo
 1.	Open a terminal to the root of the C drive, or wherever the production code will reside.
 2.	Use this following command to clone the upstream repository:
 ```bash
@@ -192,6 +192,12 @@ In the interest of simplicity, this section will describe the process for commit
 |`git pull` |	Pulls pending changes from upstream. ALWAYS do this before a push|
 |`git push` |	Updates upstream origin with the changes made.|
 
+If this is your first time committing, Git will throw an error. You need to configure a name and email to commit under.
+Open a terminal and use the following commands.
+```bash
+git config --global user.name "Your Name"
+git config --global user.email "Your@Email"
+```
 ## Reverting Changes
 To restore production to the current upstream branch (undoing any changes made locally) use this command
 ```git