diff --git a/.idea/markdown.xml b/.idea/markdown.xml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/markdown.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="MarkdownSettings">
+    <option name="showProblemsInCodeBlocks" value="false" />
+  </component>
+</project>
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diff --git a/.idea/runConfigurations/Run_server.xml b/.idea/runConfigurations/Run_server.xml
index 43ac896..a55712f 100644
--- a/.idea/runConfigurations/Run_server.xml
+++ b/.idea/runConfigurations/Run_server.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
       <env name="AXUM_HOST" value="0.0.0.0:8080" />
       <env name="REDIS_CONN" value="redis://127.0.0.1:6379/" />
       <env name="RUST_LOG" value="todored" />
-      <env name="TODORED_RATE_LIMIT_CONNECTIONS" value="0" />
+      <env name="TODORED_RATE_LIMIT_CONNECTIONS_PER_MINUTE" value="0" />
+      <env name="TODORED_RATE_LIMIT_MESSAGES_PER_MINUTE" value="0" />
     </envs>
     <option name="isRedirectInput" value="false" />
     <option name="redirectInputPath" value="" />
diff --git a/todored/DEVELOP.md b/todored/DEVELOP.md
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+# Development
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+To run `todored` locally for development, the following software must be installed on your machine:
+- [Rust](https://rust-lang.org/)
+   - `rustc`
+   - `cargo`
+- [Redis](https://redis.io)
+  - `redis-cli`
+
+## Flusing Redis database
+
+To prevent keys from conflicting with each other, make sure the Redis database is empty by entering the following command via `redis-cli`:
+
+> [#WARNING]
+> This will wipe all data in your Redis instance!
+
+```redis
+FLUSHDB
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+Before `todored` can run, the following environment variables must be configured:
+
+```dotenv
+# The socket address to bind the HTTP server at.
+AXUM_HOST=0.0.0.0:8080
+# The address where Redis is reachable at.
+REDIS_CONN=redis://127.0.0.1:6379/
+# The amount of logging to print to console.
+# RECOMMENDED: entering "todored" will print everything from the crate to the console
+RUST_LOG=todored
+# Don't set AXUM_XFORWARDED to denote you're not using a reverse proxy
+# Disable all rate limits by setting these variables to 0
+TODORED_RATE_LIMIT_CONNECTIONS_PER_MINUTE=0
+TODORED_RATE_LIMIT_MESSAGES_PER_MINUTE=0
+```
+
+## Installing dependencies and running
+
+`cargo` automatically handles the crate's dependencies, so the debug binary can be run directly with:
+
+```console
+$ cargo run
+```
+
+A HTTP server will become available at `:8080` (unless you changed `AXUM_HOST` to something different).
+
+## Linting
+
+`cargo` supports extended linting via:
+
+```console
+$ cargo clippy
+```