diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfb41a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+EVIDENCE_DATABASE=duckdb
+EVIDENCE_DUCKDB_FILENAME=octocatalog.db
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6532f41..bf89496 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -137,13 +137,14 @@ More install methods are [detailed in the Task docs](https://taskfile.dev/instal
 
 Tasks included are:
 
-```shell
-task extract # pull data from github archive for the past day into the data/ directory
-task load # load data from the data/ directory into duckdb
-task transform # run the dbt transformations
-task [*]-prod # all tasks can be run in a 'prod-mode' against a MotherDuck cloud warehouse
-task bi # serve the Evidence project locally for development
-```
+| Task     | Description |
+|----------|----------|
+| `task setup`  | Setups up all required tools to run the stack   |
+| `task extract`   | pull data from github archive for the past day into the data/ directory   |
+| `task load`   | load data from the data/ directory into duckdb   |
+| `task transform`   | run the dbt transformations   |
+| `task [*]-prod`   | all tasks can be run in a 'prod-mode' against a MotherDuck cloud warehouse   |
+| `task bi`   | serve the Evidence project locally for development   |
 
 ### 🐍 Running the EL script directly 🏗️
 
diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index 07f71ce..d639f2a 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ tasks:
   load-prod:
     cmds:
       - python3 el.py -lp
+  transform-setup:
+    cmds:
+      - dbt deps
   transform:
     cmds:
       - dbt build
@@ -27,6 +30,9 @@ tasks:
     cmds:
       - python3 el.py -elp
       - dbt build --target prod
+  bi-setup:
+    cmds:
+      - npm --prefix ./reports install
   bi:
     cmds:
       - npm run dev --prefix ./reports
diff --git a/el.py b/el.py
index d720328..2050153 100644
--- a/el.py
+++ b/el.py
@@ -136,14 +136,14 @@ def load_data():
 parser.add_argument(
     "start_datetime",
     help="The start date of the range",
-    default=datetime.strftime(datetime.now() - timedelta(hours=1), "%Y-%m-%d-%H"),
+    default=datetime.strftime(datetime.utcnow() - timedelta(hours=1), "%Y-%m-%d-%H"),
     nargs="?",
     type=validate_date,
 )
 parser.add_argument(
     "end_datetime",
     help="The end date of the range (inclusive)",
-    default=datetime.strftime(datetime.now(), "%Y-%m-%d-%H"),
+    default=datetime.strftime(datetime.utcnow(), "%Y-%m-%d-%H"),
     nargs="?",
     type=validate_date,
 )
diff --git a/reports/README.md b/reports/README.md
index ebcc905..fe6018a 100644
--- a/reports/README.md
+++ b/reports/README.md
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ If you see `✗ orders_by_month Missing database credentials`, you need to add t
 
 1. Open the settings menu at [localhost:3000/settings](http://localhost:3000/settings)
 2. select `DuckDB`
-3. enter `needful_things`
-4. select `.duckdb` and save
+3. enter `octocatalog`
+4. select `.db` and save
 
 ## Learning More
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 067d83a..eaf3c10 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ ruff~=0.0.291
 sqlfluff-templater-dbt~=2.3.2
 sqlfluff~=2.3.2
 tqdm~=4.66.1
+duckdb~=0.8.1