From f93fef56aa380d6bee35d48d57a9a756e4f877f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Summit Dental Care <admin@mydentalofficemanagement.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:28:30 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] docs: move rclone install to Step 7 with other system
 dependencies

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 README.md | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f860bcc6..58543700 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -138,19 +138,34 @@ sudo systemctl start redis-server
 redis-cli ping   # should print: PONG
 ```
 
-### Step 7 — Install Node.js dependencies
+### Step 7 — Install rclone
+
+Required for cloud backup destinations (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.).
+
+1. Open the file manager and navigate to the `scripts/` folder inside the project
+2. Right-click `install-rclone.sh` → choose **Run as a program** or **Execute in Terminal**
+3. A terminal window will open — enter your password when prompted
+4. Wait for it to finish — it will print the installed version when done
+
+To verify it installed correctly, open a terminal and run:
+
+```sh
+rclone version
+```
+
+### Step 8 — Install Node.js dependencies
 
 ```sh
 npm install
 ```
 
-### Step 8 — Install Python dependencies
+### Step 9 — Install Python dependencies
 
-Python dependencies are installed automatically by `npm install` (Step 7) via each service's `postinstall` script. Each service creates its own `.venv` virtual environment — no manual pip commands needed.
+Python dependencies are installed automatically by `npm install` (Step 8) via each service's `postinstall` script. Each service creates its own `.venv` virtual environment — no manual pip commands needed.
 
 > This approach is required on Debian 13+ where system-wide pip installs are blocked (PEP 668).
 
-### Step 9 — Set up environment variables
+### Step 10 — Set up environment variables
 
 Copy the `.env.example` files and fill in the required values.
 
@@ -158,9 +173,9 @@ Copy the `.env.example` files and fill in the required values.
 npm run setup:env
 ```
 
-### Step 9a — Set the Cloudflare subdomain for this office
+### Step 10a — Set the Cloudflare subdomain for this office
 
-After running `npm run setup:env`, open the two `.env` files and fill in this office's Cloudflare subdomain.
+After running `npm run setup:env` (Step 10), open the two `.env` files and fill in this office's Cloudflare subdomain.
 
 **`apps/Frontend/.env`**
 ```env
@@ -177,7 +192,7 @@ Replace `yoursubdomain` with this office's actual subdomain (e.g. `summitdentalc
 
 > If you skip this step, Cloudflare tunnel access will not work. LAN access still works without it.
 
-### Step 10 — Set up the database
+### Step 11 — Set up the database
 
 ```sh
 # Run migrations
@@ -190,21 +205,6 @@ npm run db:generate
 npm run db:seed
 ```
 
-### Step 11 — Install rclone
-
-Required for cloud backup destinations (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.).
-
-1. Open the file manager and navigate to the `scripts/` folder inside the project
-2. Right-click `install-rclone.sh` → choose **Run as a program** or **Execute in Terminal**
-3. A terminal window will open — enter your password when prompted
-4. Wait for it to finish — it will print the installed version when done
-
-To verify it installed correctly, open a terminal and run:
-
-```sh
-rclone version
-```
-
 ### Step 12 — Configure nginx
 
 The repo includes `nginx.conf` in the project root. Install it as the active site config: