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 ## Setup
 To set this up for a new repo there are three steps:
 * Copy the gitlab-ci.yml file from this repo and place in the root of the new repo with the name .gitlab-ci.yml, notice the dot at the start of the name.
-* Add environment variables for the course code and canvas token in the new repo. This is done by navigating to Settings->CI/CD and adding variables. Add the variables CANVAS_COURSE_CODE and CANVAS_TOKEN with respective values (course code can be found in the url on the courses webpage, and token can be found on the wiki).
+* Modify the environment variable CANVAS_COURSE_CODE in the new file to correspond to the course code canvas uses in its url.
 * Set up a runner. Navigate to the same location as in previous step, but instead pick runners in the end. Here are instructions on how to set up your computer as a runner for this project. Hopefully we will soon get shared runners so that we can skip this step.
diff --git a/gitlab-ci.yml b/gitlab-ci.yml
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-# Set environment variables
+# Set environment variable
 variables:
-  asdf: "asdf"
+  CANVAS_COURSE_CODE: 1342
 
 image: "python:3.7"