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 ## Prerequisites
 
-In order to use UVS, an admin token for the configured homeserver must be supplied. For now this means configuring Synapse and creating the token before installing UVS.
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 ### Install Matrix services
 
 UVS can only be installed after Matrix services are installed and running. If you're just installing Matrix services for the first time, please continue with the [Configuration](configuring-playbook.md) / [Installation](installing.md) and come back here later.