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@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@
 
 6. Click on the "Source Control Integration" plugin to configure it.
 
+    a. You must set up a API Key if you want to call the import of changesets via shell.
+       To generate a random key, run `openssl rand -hex 12` on a shell.
+
 7. Go to "Repositories" and enter your repository name, select the
    repository type, and click "Create Repository" to begin adding your first
    repository.
@@ -82,9 +85,16 @@
 9. Once satisfied that your repository is configured & working correctly,
    you can automate the import of new changesets by configuring a cron
    job on the web server where your Mantis installation resides, as follows:
-
+   
+   a. import via curl (Could run into timeouts on large repositories, could block your webserver)
+   
         curl "http://host.domain.tld/mantisbt/plugin.php?page=Source/import&id=all"
 
+   b. import via shell
+   
+        php-cgi -f plugin.php page=Source/import id=all api_key=<YOUR_API_KEY>        
+        
+
    This will import new changesets for all configured repositories.
 
 10. Add additional repositories as needed.