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 2. Add the environment variable `GITHUB_TOKEN` to your GitHub token. Note that you can use a "fine-grained token" with only access to Issues as opposed to a classic token. 
 3. For MilestoneResolver, you also need to set these environment variables:
     * `JIRA_USERNAME` to your JIRA user, e.g., jdoe@ucsc.edu
-    * `JIRA_TOKEN` to your JIRA token
+    * `JIRA_TOKEN` to your JIRA token. To find your token, it's a bit hidden, go from your profile in the account dropdown, go to manage your account, and then to security. 
 4. For MilestoneChecker, the console will print out generated urls, which you then paste into your browser. 
 5. For MilestoneResolver, the output is currently set to log INFO only, so you may need to tinker with slf4j to enable logging.