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diff --git a/README_SETUP.md b/README_SETUP.md
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@@ -87,6 +87,18 @@ with the then current version of the stored entities.
     * Alternatively, to run the tests in a containerized MariaDB instance, run `make test-docker`,
       followed by `make test-docker-stop`.
 
+
+### Running in a Docker Container
+You can use `.docker/docker-compose.yml` to start a docker container
+(`docker-compose -f .docker/docker-compose.yml up -d`) that runs
+mariadb and you can connect to it with 
+`mariadb -h localhost -P3306 -u caosdb -prandom1234 caosdb`. You need appropriate
+settings in `.config`.
+Due to [a Bug](https://gitlab.com/linkahead/linkahead-mariadbbackend/-/issues/33)
+`MYSQL_CMD="mariadb -h localhost -P3306"` and
+`DATABASE_USER_HOST_LIST=%,`
+
+
 ### Troubleshooting
 
 #### MySQL has failing tests