diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index 9b4e6f9a52..afaeee7f71 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "parserOptions": {
         "ecmaVersion": 11
     },
+    "ignorePatterns": [ "modules/*/tests/*", "node_modules/*", "frontend/*"],
     "rules": {
       "arrow-spacing": [ 2, { "before": true, "after": true } ],
       "array-bracket-spacing": [ 2, "always" ],
diff --git a/modules/core/graph/resolvers/streams.js b/modules/core/graph/resolvers/streams.js
index a3e353f272..df53641edb 100644
--- a/modules/core/graph/resolvers/streams.js
+++ b/modules/core/graph/resolvers/streams.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ module.exports = {
       await validateScopes( context.scopes, 'streams:write' )
       await authorizeResolver( context.userId, args.streamId, 'stream:owner' )
 
-      if ( context.userId === args.userId ) throw new AuthorizationError( 'You cannot set roles for yourself.' )
+      if ( context.userId === args.userId ) throw new Error( 'You cannot set roles for yourself.' )
 
       return await grantPermissionsStream( { streamId: args.streamId, userId: args.userId, role: args.role.toLowerCase( ) || 'read' } )
     },
diff --git a/modules/core/graph/schemas/branchesAndCommits.graphql b/modules/core/graph/schemas/branchesAndCommits.graphql
index d549aa1fab..5fb953dd03 100644
--- a/modules/core/graph/schemas/branchesAndCommits.graphql
+++ b/modules/core/graph/schemas/branchesAndCommits.graphql
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ extend type Mutation {
   branchUpdate( branch: BranchUpdateInput! ): Boolean!
   branchDelete( branch: BranchDeleteInput! ): Boolean!
   commitCreate( commit: CommitCreateInput! ): String!
-  commitUpdate( commit: CommitUpdateInput! ): String!
+  commitUpdate( commit: CommitUpdateInput! ): Boolean!
   commitDelete( commit: CommitDeleteInput! ): Boolean!
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/core/graph/schemas/streams.graphql b/modules/core/graph/schemas/streams.graphql
index 5354d2fc73..570d69f511 100644
--- a/modules/core/graph/schemas/streams.graphql
+++ b/modules/core/graph/schemas/streams.graphql
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ extend type Mutation {
   """
   streamDelete( id: String! ): Boolean!
   """
-  Grants permissions to an user on a given stream.
+  Grants permissions to a user on a given stream.
   """
   streamGrantPermission( streamId: String!, userId: String!, role: String! ): Boolean
   """
-  Revokes the permissions of an user on a given stream.
+  Revokes the permissions of a user on a given stream.
   """
   streamRevokePermission( streamId: String!, userId: String! ): Boolean
 
diff --git a/modules/core/tests/rest.spec.js b/modules/core/tests/rest.spec.js
index 3a0901785b..7fd7b43999 100644
--- a/modules/core/tests/rest.spec.js
+++ b/modules/core/tests/rest.spec.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe( `Upload/Download Routes`, ( ) => {
     expressApp = app
 
     userA.id = await createUser( userA )
-    userA.token = `Bearer ${(await createPersonalAccessToken( userA.id, 'test token user A', [ 'streams:read', 'streams:write', 'users:read', 'users:email', 'tokens:write', 'tokens:read', 'profile:read', 'profile:email' ] ))}`
+    userA.token = `Bearer ${( await createPersonalAccessToken( userA.id, 'test token user A', [ 'streams:read', 'streams:write', 'users:read', 'users:email', 'tokens:write', 'tokens:read', 'profile:read', 'profile:email' ] ) )}`
 
     testStream.id = await createStream( { ...testStream, ownerId: userA.id } )
   } )
diff --git a/modules/core/tests/users.spec.js b/modules/core/tests/users.spec.js
index 79db677793..d41a73909f 100644
--- a/modules/core/tests/users.spec.js
+++ b/modules/core/tests/users.spec.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe( 'Actors & Tokens', ( ) => {
 
       let match = await validatePasssword( { email: actor.email, password: 'super-test-200' } )
       expect( match ).to.equal( true )
-      let match_wrong = await validatePasssword( { email: actor.email, password: 'super-test-2000' })
+      let match_wrong = await validatePasssword( { email: actor.email, password: 'super-test-2000' } )
       expect( match_wrong ).to.equal( false )
 
     } )
diff --git a/modules/index.js b/modules/index.js
index 2fe7433738..920a3b7c30 100644
--- a/modules/index.js
+++ b/modules/index.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ exports.init = async ( app ) => {
   } )
 
   // Other modules preflight
-  moduleDirs.forEach(async dir => {
+  moduleDirs.forEach( async dir => {
     await require( dir ).init( app )
   } )
 
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 2d8dafca16..89d2341e5f 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -9,33 +9,35 @@ The next iteration of the Speckle Server.
 
 ### Local debugging & testing
 
-To debug, simply run `npm run dev`. To test, run `npm run test`. To run tests in interactive mode, run `npm run test-watch`.
+To debug, simply run `npm run dev:server`. To test, run `npm run test:server`. To run tests in interactive mode, run `npm run test:server:watch`.
 
-You will need to have a postgres instance running on the default settings, with two databases present, named `speckle2` and `speckle2_test`.
+#### Requirements
+
+1. Duplicate and rename `.env-example` to `.env`.
+
+2. You will need to have a postgres instance running on the default settings, with two databases present, named `speckle2_dev` and `speckle2_test`.
 
 > For getting postgres running on osx, check out [postgres.app](https://postgresapp.com/), and the classic [pgadmin](https://www.pgadmin.org/download/pgadmin-4-macos/).
 
-### How to commit to this repo
-When pushing commits to this repo, please follow the following guidelines: 
+3. You will also need Redis installed.
 
-1) Install [commitizen](https://www.npmjs.com/package/commitizen#commitizen-for-contributors) globally
-3) When ready to commit, type in the commandline `git cz` & follow the prompts.
+> For which you can use the [redis.app](https://jpadilla.github.io/redisapp/).
 
-## Modules
+### How to commit to this repo
+When pushing commits to this repo, please follow the following guidelines:
 
-The server dynamically loads individual 'modules' from each top level folder in `./modules`. It first loads the core modules, and thereafter others ("third party"). 
+- Install [commitizen](https://www.npmjs.com/package/commitizen#commitizen-for-contributors) globally (`npm i -g commitizen`).
+- When ready to commit, type in the commandline `git cz` & follow the prompts.
 
-### Loading
+## Modules
 
-Loading consists of two stages: 
-- **Preflight**: stage where a module can configure the behaviour of any shared middleware. 
-- **Initialisation**: final stage, where modules should hoist their routes on the core express application.
+The server dynamically loads individual 'modules' from each top level folder in `./modules`. It first loads the core modules, and thereafter others.
 
-Modules can create new and alter old database tables, if the knex migration files are present in a `migrations` subfolder (e.g., `./modules/your-module/migrations/my-new-table.js`). 
+Modules can create new and alter old database tables, if the knex migration files are present in a `migrations` subfolder (e.g., `./modules/your-module/migrations/my-new-table.js`). Make sure to add a date in front of your migration file.
 
 ### Structure
 
-A module should contain in its root folder an index.js file that exposes an init function: 
+A module should contain in its root folder an index.js file that exposes an init function:
 
 ```js
 exports.init = ( app ) => {
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ exports.init = ( app ) => {
 }
 ```
 
-Any database migration files should be stored and named accordingly in a `migrations` folder. Moreover, modules should include test files. These should be located in `tests`. Here's a sample structure: 
+Any database migration files should be stored and named accordingly in a `migrations` folder. Moreover, modules should include test files. These should be located in `tests`. Here's a sample structure:
 
 ```
 
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ Any database migration files should be stored and named accordingly in a `migrat
 ### GraphQl
 
 // TODO
-### REST 
+### REST
 
 Depecrated.