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 ## How it works
 
-Widget users cURL to query JIRA's REST API. In order to be authenticated, widget uses netrc [feature](https://ec.haxx.se/usingcurl/usingcurl-netrc) of the cURL, which is basically to store basic auth credentials in a .netrc file in home folder. Don't forget to set file permission to 600.
+Widget uses cURL to query JIRA's [REST API](https://developer.atlassian.com/server/jira/platform/rest-apis/). In order to be authenticated, widget uses a [netrc](https://ec.haxx.se/usingcurl/usingcurl-netrc) feature of the cURL, which is basically to store basic auth credentials in a .netrc file in home folder. Don't forget to set file permission to 600.
 
 If you are on Attlassian Cloud, then instead of providing a password in netrc file you can set an [API token](https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloud/api-tokens-938839638.html) which is a safer option, as you can revoke/change the token at any time.
 
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 ## Installation
 
+Create a .netrc file in you home directory with following content:
+
+```bash
+machine turtlejira.com
+login mikey@tmnt.com
+password cowabunga
+```
+
+Then change file's permissions to 600 (so only you can read/write it):
+
+```bash
+chmod 600 ~/.netrc
+```
+
 Clone/download repo and use widget in **rc.lua**:
 
 ```lua