diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e12672b99..6662aa04d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ Runtime - (run on the SoC)
 
 
 - A Server with the following components
-  - >16 GB DRAM
-  - >8 CPU cores
+  - 16+ GB DRAM
+  - 8+ CPU cores
   - an NVMe SSD 
   - Broadcom StingRay SVK Board or a RDMA NIC (more details below)
 
@@ -114,10 +114,13 @@ Runtime - (run on the SoC)
 
 0. Clone the repo
 
+```
     $ git clone https://github.com/huaicheng/LeapIO.git
+```
 
 1. Compile host kernel
 
+```
     $ cd LeapIO/Linux
     $ cp configs/config-rt .config
     $ make oldconfig
@@ -125,11 +128,13 @@ Runtime - (run on the SoC)
     $ sudo make modules_install
     $ sudo make install
     $ sudo update-grub2
+```
 
 Configure host grub file to boot newly compiled host kernel
 
 Doule check the line starting with ``GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX`` contains the following options in ``/etc/default/grub``:
 
+```
     GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="intel_iommu=off transparent_hugepage=never modprobe.blacklist=nvme,nvme_core"
 
 
@@ -140,30 +145,32 @@ Doule check the line starting with ``GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX`` contains the following
 
     # Login again after the host is up
     $ uname -a  # should give output containing "4.15.0-rc4-Leap"
-
+```
 
 Note this step is necessary for successfully building LeapIO Driver in the next
 step.
 
-
+```
     # Verify the SSD
     sudo modprobe nvme
     sudo nvme list
     sudo nvme id-ctrl /dev/nvm0n1  | grep -i mdts
-
+```
 
 2. Compile LeapIO WPT kernel module
 
+```
     $ cd LeapIO/Driver
     $ make
     # there should be a kernel module named “wpt.ko” generated, we will load it later
     # ls wpt.ko
-
+```
 
 3. Compile FEMU
 
 Note: please change ``bs_size`` in ``hw/block/nvme.c`` to make it same as the value you get from ``sudo blockdev --getsz64 /dev/nvme0n1``
 
+```
     $ cd LeapIO/FEMU
     $ mkdir -p build-femu
     # install dependencies for FEMU
@@ -176,11 +183,11 @@ Note: please change ``bs_size`` in ``hw/block/nvme.c`` to make it same as the va
 
     The FEMU binary will appear as "x86_64-softmmu/qemu-system-x86_64"
     $ ls x86_64-softmmu/qemu-system-x86_64
-
+```
 
 4. Prepare VM images to serve as the user VM and the emulated SoC (referred to as "SoC-VM", it is needed when Broadcom SVK SoC is not available):
 
-
+```
     # Download Ubuntu 16.04 server ISO file
     $ wget http://releases.ubuntu.com/16.04/ubuntu-16.04.5-server-amd64.iso
     $ sudo apt-get install qemu-system-x86
@@ -196,70 +203,73 @@ Note: please change ``bs_size`` in ``hw/block/nvme.c`` to make it same as the va
     $ sudo shutdown -h now 
 
     # Now, socvm.qcow2 is ready to be used with FEMU 
-
+```
 
 5. Compile LeapIO runtime (note this step needs to be done inside the VMs, refer back to it later after the VMs are up)
 
 
 Inside SoC-VM, we need to run ``socp``, first scp it from vSSD/soc-prog into SoC-VM if not, then
 
+```
     vm$ cd runtime
     vm$ make # the generated binary is "socp"
-
+```
 
 ### Run LeapIO
 
 - On the host side, open a separate terminal to observe kernel log outputs, and do the following:
 
+```
     $ sudo mknod /dev/wpt c 200 0
     $ sudo modprobe nvme
     $ cd vSSD/one
     $ sudo insmod wpt.ko
-
-
-    
+ 
     $ sudo touch /usr/local/etc/qemu/bridge.conf
     \# configure bridge rule to allow traffic through "fbr0", needs to be done once 
     $ echo "allow fbr0" | sudo tee /usr/local/etc/qemu/bridge.conf
-
+```
 
 - Boot SoCVM:
 
-
+```
     $ cd FEMU/build-femu
     $ sudo ./socvm.sh
-
+```
 
 Login to SoC-VM via ssh:
 
+```
     $ ssh -p8089 user@localhost
-
+```
 
 Once you're inside the socvm,
 
-
+```
     socvm$ lspci | grep Inter-VM | awk '{print $1}'  # this give you the correct ID, modify 84 & 85 accordingly 
-
+```
 
 Then, copy ``Runtime/`` to the SoC-VM and compile socp again and run it
 
-
+```
     socvm$ make
     socvm$ sudo ./socp # Keep it running in the background
-
+```
 
 - Boot user VM (Referred to as ``DBVM``)
 
 On host machine, do
 
+```
     $ cd FEMU/build-femu
     $ sudo ./dbvm.sh
     # Login to DBVM:
     $ ssh -p8080 user@localhost
-
+```
 
 Inside DBVM:
 
+```
     dbvm$ sudo modprobe nvme
     # Load pblk module if using OCSSD
     dbvm$ sudo modprobe pblk
@@ -271,4 +281,4 @@ Inside DBVM:
 
     # first, modify t.fio filename option to use "filename=/dev/nvme0n1"
     dbvm$ sudo fio t.fio
-
+```