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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ client_api:
   recaptcha_api_js_url: ""
 ```
 
-4. Start Dendrite:
+4. Start Dendrite (only the DB and the monolith!):
 
 ```sh
 docker compose up -d postgres monolith