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@@ -15,11 +15,26 @@ Currently we only support `docker` as environment to run all services, since man
 - [docker](https://www.docker.com/)
 
 ## How to run?
+
+1. Clone the repo and pull all submodules
+
 ```bash
+git clone git@github.com:gradido/gradido.git
 git submodule update --recursive --init
+```
+
+2.1 Run docker compose for the debug build
+
+```bash
 docker-compose up
 ```
 
+2.2 Or run docker compose in production build
+
+```bash
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml up
+```
+
 ## Useful Links
 
 - [Gradido.net](https://gradido.net/)