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@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@ To simply start build and run all the containers, make sure you are in the /loca
 ```
 docker-compose up
 ```
+or `docker compose up` if you're not using the docker-compose plugin.
 
 If you're not developing locally, use the following command to run the containers in the background. Reload will not work this way.
 ```
-docker-compmose up -d 
+docker-compose up -d 
 ```
+or `docker compose up -d` if not using the docker-compose plugin.
 
 ## Helpful Docker Commands
 `docker ps` shows the running containers.