diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index dff42e3..f3ef518 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ Follow the instructions contained in the file to fill out your settings.
 
 Python3, Django, and Database setup
 -----------------------------------
-We are now using Django 2.2.19 and will move to 3.2 shortly
+We are now using Django 3.2 and will move to 4.2 in 2024
 We are installing with python3.9
 
-Install Django using pip, not with apt, on your test system.
+Install Django using pip, not with apt, on your test system in a venv.
 Conventionally on our main master expo server we install everything that we can as debian packages, not using pip.
 
 [installation instructions removed - now in http://expo.survex.com/handbook/troggle/troglaptop.html ]
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ these permissions are set in a different 'info' database which usually is untouc
 PERMISSIONS
 https://linuxize.com/post/usermod-command-in-linux/
 
+THIS MAY BE OUT OF DATE - in 2022 we are running Apache as user 'expo'
+
 sudo usermod -a expo www-data
 adds expo to the www-data group which is what the webserver uses, and thus so the user troggle is acting as when running live.
 
diff --git a/os-trog.sh b/os-trog.sh
index d145422..02749a4 100644
--- a/os-trog.sh
+++ b/os-trog.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ sudo apt dist-upgrade
 sudo apt install sqlite3
 sudo apt install python3-pip  # this installs a shed-load of other stuff: binutils etc.
 
-
+sudo apt install survex-aven
+sudo apt install openssh-client tunnelx therion 
+sudo apt install git sftp
 # On a clean debian 11 (bullseye) installation with Xfce & ssh, 
 # as debian does not install everything that ubuntu does, you need:
 sudo usermod -a -G sudo expo # to put expo in sudoers group, re-login required
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ sudo apt install python3.10-venv
 sudo apt install python3.10-dev
 sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.10 1
 
-sudo apt -y install mariadb-server
+sudo apt install mariadb-server
 sudo apt install libmariadb-dev
 
 sudo python -m pip install --upgrade pip
diff --git a/requirements-p10d3.txt b/requirements-p10d3.txt
index f361372..b05fda2 100644
--- a/requirements-p10d3.txt
+++ b/requirements-p10d3.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ Django==3.2
 docutils==0.18
 gunicorn==20.1.0
 mariadb==1.0.11
+mysql-connector-python==8.0.29
+mysqlclient==2.1.0
 Pillow==9.1.0
+protobuf==4.21.2
 pytz==2022.1
 reportlab==3.6.0
 sqlparse==0.4.0
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f361372..b05fda2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ Django==3.2
 docutils==0.18
 gunicorn==20.1.0
 mariadb==1.0.11
+mysql-connector-python==8.0.29
+mysqlclient==2.1.0
 Pillow==9.1.0
+protobuf==4.21.2
 pytz==2022.1
 reportlab==3.6.0
 sqlparse==0.4.0
diff --git a/venv-trog.sh b/venv-trog.sh
index 4fff9c3..722f65b 100644
--- a/venv-trog.sh
+++ b/venv-trog.sh
@@ -58,11 +58,10 @@ source bin/activate
 echo "### Activated."
   # update local version of pip, more recent than OS version
   # debian bullseye installs pip 20.3.4 which barfs, we want >22.0.3
-#echo "### installing later version of pip inside $VENAME"
-#python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+echo "### installing later version of pip inside $VENAME"
+python -m pip install --upgrade pip
 
 PIP=pip
-sudo python -m pip install --upgrade pip
 
 $PIP list > original-pip.list
 $PIP freeze >original.txt
@@ -119,7 +118,11 @@ python --version
 echo "Django version:"
 django-admin --version
 echo "### Now do 
+  'sudo service mysql start'
+  'sudo service mariadb restart'
+  'sudo mysql_secure_installation'
   'cd ../$VENAME'
   'source bin/activate'
   'cd troggle'
+  'python manage.py check'
   'python manage.py test -v 3' "
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