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Adding note about using PRIVATE_TOKEN env var

Ricky Wiens requested to merge rw/add-note-aboute-private-token into master

Why is this change being made?

  • The PRIVATE_TOKEN env var wasn't previously explicitly called out as requiring a GitLab personal access token. This makes that more clear.
  • Adds a troubleshooting step about checking if a page is ignored in the middleman config, and trying to set the PRIVATE_TOKEN to get it to render.

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