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 3. cd into root repository
 4. run `docker-compose build`
 [![docker-compose build](https://gitlab.eps.surrey.ac.uk/group-10/habit-tracker-web-app/-/wikis/uploads/c8801591118df1e7c99085cc35493817/image.png "docker-compose build")](https://gitlab.eps.surrey.ac.uk/group-10/habit-tracker-web-app/-/wikis/uploads/c8801591118df1e7c99085cc35493817/image.png "docker-compose build")
-5. run `docker-compose up`
+5. run `docker-compose up -d`
 [![docker-compose up](https://gitlab.eps.surrey.ac.uk/group-10/habit-tracker-web-app/-/wikis/uploads/1b0c612ebe165e45fe7f0c071e55bfe3/image.png "docker-compose up")](https://gitlab.eps.surrey.ac.uk/group-10/habit-tracker-web-app/-/wikis/uploads/1b0c612ebe165e45fe7f0c071e55bfe3/image.png "docker-compose up")
 6. Run `docker container ls` to see and verify running containers.
 [![docker container ls](https://gitlab.eps.surrey.ac.uk/group-10/habit-tracker-web-app/-/wikis/uploads/6b3348acfee9d5908c1fb93a6279ba0c/image.png "docker container ls")](https://gitlab.eps.surrey.ac.uk/group-10/habit-tracker-web-app/-/wikis/uploads/6b3348acfee9d5908c1fb93a6279ba0c/image.png "docker container ls")