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 By mounting local database files to Docker via `-v path/to/database:/database`,
-the changes done through the API server will persist to the local database files after the UI is shutdown.
+the changes done through the API server will persist to the local database files after the server is shutdown.
 
 The `--rm` flag tells docker that the container should automatically be removed after we close docker.