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@@ -38,6 +38,17 @@ To run Surveillance using docker, decide between development/testing or producti
 
 3. Visit `http://localhost:8080/` in a browser; you should see an interactive OpenStreetMap
 
+4. You can see most cameras on the map immediately; the `data_handler` background process continuously applies updates from OpenStreetMap which become visible after refrshing the page
+
+5. Appending `-f docker-compose.dev.yml` applies these changes:
+
+   - PHP won't supress any errors; to disable this, remove `return;` in `./web/www/sunders/config.php`
+
+   - Making changes in the `web` will immediately apply them to the running containers; try modifying `web/www/sunders/index.php`
+
+   - Making changes in the `data_handler` will immediately apply them to the running containers (try modifying `data_handler/utils/update_camera.sh`)
+
+   - The host has access to database files at `./mariadb`
 ### Production
 
 1. Close this repository
@@ -46,9 +57,9 @@ To run Surveillance using docker, decide between development/testing or producti
 
 3. Run `docker compose up` and wait for services to start up
 
-3. Visit `http://localhost:8080/` in a browser to open the web interface
+3. Visit `http://localhost:8080/` in a browser; you should see an interactive OpenStreetMap
 
-4.
+4. You can see most cameras on the map immediately; the `data_handler` background process continuously applies updates from OpenStreetMap which become visible after refrshing the page
 
 ## Surveillance nodes