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 # About this folder: Tests
 
+Before running the tests, start an Etherpad instance on your machine.
+
 ## Frontend
 
-To run the tests, point your browser to `<yourdomainhere>/tests/frontend`
+To run the frontend tests, point your browser to `<yourdomainhere>/tests/frontend`
 
 ## Backend
 
-To run the tests, run ``bin/backendTests.sh``
+To run the backend tests, run `bin/backendTests.sh`