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 ## How to use
 
-Initialise the database with:
-
-```
-docker-compose run swh-storage init
-```
-
-then start the services with:
-
 ```
 docker-compose up
 ```
@@ -31,9 +23,6 @@
 
 Press Ctrl-C when you want to stop it.
 
-Note: the db initialization process is a manual step for now because it
-is not yet "idempotent", but (hopefully) this will be fixed any time soon.
-
 To run them in a detached (background) mode:
 
 ```