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 ### Setting up the database
 
-This server uses [Mongodb](https://www.mongodb.com/) for persistent data storage. To initiate the database, you must have an instance of mongo running. You may use the dockerfile located in `docker/` at the root of the project and run the command `docker-compose up -d` to create and run a mongo instance as a background task (get [Docker](https://www.docker.com/)).
+This server uses [Mongodb](https://www.mongodb.com/) for persistent data storage. To initiate the database, you must have an instance of mongo running. You may use the dockerfile located in `docker/` at the root of the project and run the command `$ docker-compose up -d` to create and run a mongo instance as a background task (get [Docker](https://www.docker.com/)).
 In the `src/config/config.json`, set the following field :
 
 ```json