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@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ For the `BACKEND_SECRET`, you can put any random string here.
 ## Starting the local database instance
 For this project, we are using a PostgreSQL database running as a Docker image. You don't really have to know how to use Docker to start the database. 
 
-To start the database, navigate to the root directory of the project in a terminal and run the following command:
+To start the database, first open Docker Desktop, then navigate to the root directory of the project in a terminal and run the following command:
 
 ```bash
-docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d
+docker compose -f compose.dev.yml up -d
 ```
 
 This command will start the PostgreSQL database in the background. I also included a program called pgAdmin that you can use to interact with the database.