diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index af48feaa9b..17511d8bcf 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:3000
 
 # packages/backend
 IMGIX_TOKEN=
-# GITHUB_API_TOKEN=   # IMPORTANT! create one at https://github.com/settings/tokens
+# GITHUB_API_TOKEN=   # In order to seed a local database with player data, you will need to create one at https://github.com/settings/tokens
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/handlers/actions/routes.ts b/packages/backend/src/handlers/actions/routes.ts
index ba9302190a..5fbe62826e 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/handlers/actions/routes.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/handlers/actions/routes.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import express from 'express';
 
 import { asyncHandlerWrapper } from '../../lib/apiHelpers.js';
+import { routes as composeDBRoutes } from './composeDB/routes.js';
 import { guildRoutes } from './guild/routes.js';
 import { syncAllGuildDiscordMembers } from './guild/sync.js';
 import syncBalances from './player/syncBalances.js';
@@ -23,3 +24,5 @@ actionRoutes.post(
 actionRoutes.use('/quests', questsRoutes);
 
 actionRoutes.use('/guild', guildRoutes);
+
+actionRoutes.use('/composeDB', composeDBRoutes);
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/handlers/actions/sourcecred/sync.ts b/packages/backend/src/handlers/actions/sourcecred/sync.ts
index be2023155a..b041914d7a 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/handlers/actions/sourcecred/sync.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/handlers/actions/sourcecred/sync.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ export const syncSourceCredAccounts = async (
   const { error: loadError } = await ledgerManager.reloadLedger();
 
   if (loadError) {
-    throw new Error(`Unable to load ledger: ${loadError}`);
+    throw new Error(
+      `Unable to load ledger: ${loadError}.\n` +
+        'Make sure you have a valid GITHUB_API_TOKEN set in your .env ' +
+        'that has access to https://github.com/MetaFam/XP. See guides/BACKEND.md for more info.',
+    );
   }
 
   const force = req.query.force != null;
diff --git a/packages/web/components/Player/Profile/ComposeDBPromptModal.tsx b/packages/web/components/Player/Profile/ComposeDBPromptModal.tsx
index 677c2fcd4e..639e103d41 100644
--- a/packages/web/components/Player/Profile/ComposeDBPromptModal.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/components/Player/Profile/ComposeDBPromptModal.tsx
@@ -161,19 +161,6 @@ export const ComposeDBPromptModal: React.FC<ComposeDBPromptModalProps> = ({
                 siloing it off into tens of other application databases like in
                 the web2 world.
               </Box>
-              <Box fontStyle="italic" fontSize="large" mt={4} mb={2}>
-                What data does this include?
-              </Box>
-              <Box>
-                MyMeta's ComposeDB model includes:
-                <UnorderedList mb={2}>
-                  {Object.values(profileMapping).map((field) => (
-                    <ListItem key={field}>{field}</ListItem>
-                  ))}
-                </UnorderedList>
-                Note that skills and DAO memberships are currently <em>not</em>{' '}
-                being stored in ComposeDB.
-              </Box>
               <Box fontStyle="italic" fontSize="large" mt={4} mb={2}>
                 What control do I have over this data? What's the catch?
               </Box>
@@ -196,6 +183,19 @@ export const ComposeDBPromptModal: React.FC<ComposeDBPromptModalProps> = ({
                 address you are connected with becomes the sole controller of
                 that data.
               </Box>
+              <Box fontStyle="italic" fontSize="large" mt={4} mb={2}>
+                What data does this include?
+              </Box>
+              <Box>
+                MyMeta's ComposeDB model includes:
+                <UnorderedList mb={2}>
+                  {Object.values(profileMapping).map((field) => (
+                    <ListItem key={field}>{field}</ListItem>
+                  ))}
+                </UnorderedList>
+                Note that skills and DAO memberships are currently <em>not</em>{' '}
+                being stored in ComposeDB.
+              </Box>
             </Box>
           </Center>
         </ModalBody>
diff --git a/packages/web/components/Setup/SetupAvailability.tsx b/packages/web/components/Setup/SetupAvailability.tsx
index d62be504cb..4a25e3cc28 100644
--- a/packages/web/components/Setup/SetupAvailability.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/components/Setup/SetupAvailability.tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const SetupAvailabilityInput: React.FC = () => {
     formState: { errors },
   } = useFormContext();
 
-  const { ref: registerRef, ...props } = register(field, {
+  const { ...props } = register(field, {
     valueAsNumber: true,
     min: {
       value: 0,
@@ -103,10 +103,6 @@ const SetupAvailabilityInput: React.FC = () => {
         borderRight={0}
         _focus={errors[field] ? { borderColor: 'red' } : undefined}
         autoFocus
-        ref={(ref) => {
-          ref?.focus();
-          registerRef(ref);
-        }}
         {...props}
       />
       <InputRightAddon bg="purpleBoxDark" color="white">
diff --git a/packages/web/components/Setup/SetupDescription.tsx b/packages/web/components/Setup/SetupDescription.tsx
index f3146c017e..27f432dcde 100644
--- a/packages/web/components/Setup/SetupDescription.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/components/Setup/SetupDescription.tsx
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const DescriptionField: React.FC = () => {
     formState: { errors },
   } = useFormContext();
 
-  const { ref: registerRef, ...props } = register(field, {
+  const { ...props } = register(field, {
     maxLength: {
       value: 420,
       message: 'Maximum length is 420 characters.',
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ const DescriptionField: React.FC = () => {
         color="white"
         _focus={errors[field] ? { borderColor: 'red' } : undefined}
         bg="dark"
-        ref={(ref) => {
-          ref?.focus();
-          registerRef(ref);
-        }}
         {...props}
       />
     </Flex>
diff --git a/packages/web/components/Setup/SetupName.tsx b/packages/web/components/Setup/SetupName.tsx
index 03eaba8887..972e1956fc 100644
--- a/packages/web/components/Setup/SetupName.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/components/Setup/SetupName.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const SetupNameInput: React.FC = () => {
 
   const { errors } = formState;
 
-  const { ref: registerRef, ...props } = register(field, {
+  const { ...props } = register(field, {
     required: 'We have to identify you somehow! 😱',
     maxLength: {
       value: 150,
@@ -69,10 +69,6 @@ const SetupNameInput: React.FC = () => {
           placeholder="NAME"
           w="auto"
           _focus={errors[field] ? { borderColor: 'red' } : undefined}
-          ref={(ref) => {
-            ref?.focus();
-            registerRef(ref);
-          }}
           {...props}
         />
       </>
diff --git a/packages/web/components/Setup/SetupProfilePicture.tsx b/packages/web/components/Setup/SetupProfilePicture.tsx
index c2202e06c0..5abcba95b2 100644
--- a/packages/web/components/Setup/SetupProfilePicture.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/components/Setup/SetupProfilePicture.tsx
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ const SetupProfilePictureInput: React.FC<{
         name="profileImageURL"
         accept="image/*"
         ref={(ref) => {
-          ref?.focus();
           registerRef(ref);
           inputRef.current = ref;
         }}