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@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ cd dist/docker-compose
 Use `docker compose` to run the application containers:
 
 ```
-MYSQL_PASSWORD='<some password>' docker compose up -f dist/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+MYSQL_PASSWORD='<some password>' && docker compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d
 ```
 
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