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 ## Requirements
 
-1. [Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/) 3.2+
-2. [Ruby on Rails](https://rubyonrails.org/) 7.1+
-3. Java (11 or greater) *for Solr*
-4. ImageMagick (http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php) due to [carrierwave](https://github.com/carrierwaveuploader/carrierwave#adding-versions)
+- [Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/) 3.2+
+- [Ruby on Rails](https://rubyonrails.org/) 7.1+
+- Java (11 or greater) *for Solr*
+- [ImageMagick](http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php) if using riiif (current default for `config.iiif_service`)
+  - See [riiif](https://github.com/sul-dlss/riiif) configuration instructions for alternatives to ImageMagick (ex. libvips)
+  - May also be needed if adding custom [carrierwave](https://github.com/carrierwaveuploader/carrierwave) uploaders to Spotlight
+
 
 ## Installation