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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ An API centric chat server. Uses Sequelize and mariaDB by default.
 
 # Setup
 
-TODO: document the chat server setup
+There are multiple ways to run this app - it can run on it's own via `npm start` (for production) or `npm run dev` (for development). it can also run inside docker using `docker-compose up --build` - run `node configure-script.js` to generate docker-compose.yml.
 
 # API