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 ## Software
 
-We will be mainly working on an Amazon Web Services ([AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/]))  Elastic Cloud (EC2) server. Our Ubuntu server behaves like a 'normal' remote server, and can be approached through a [VS code](https://code.visualstudio.com/). All participants will be granted access to a personal workspace to be used during the course.
+We will be mainly working on an Amazon Web Services ([AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/]))  Elastic Cloud (EC2) server. Our Ubuntu server behaves like a 'normal' remote server, and can be approached through a [VS code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) web interface. All participants will be granted access to a personal workspace to be used during the course.
 
 The only software you need to install before the course is [Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV)](http://software.broadinstitute.org/software/igv/).
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+!!! info "For self-learners"
+    Self learners can install the required software via conda, or run the VS code web interface inside a container. More instructions at [Setup](day1/server_login.md)
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