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 Ensure that you have Go and Podman installed.
 
 ### Running locally
-Use `podman-compose` to deploy the individual project components and supporting containers that simulate the CMSfR platform and database:
+Use `podman-compose` (or `docker compose`) to deploy the individual project components and supporting containers that simulate the CMSfR platform and database:
 ~~~bash
 podman-compose up --build # Build images if needed and start containers
 podman-compose down       # Stop and remove containers