diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b812d5a..bbea998 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,7 +39,13 @@ as well as an [API reference guide](https://developer.withings.com/api-reference
 
 # Development
 
-Run [alembic](https://alembic.sqlalchemy.org/en/latest/) migrations inside the container like so:
+To start the development compose-stack, run the following command:
+
+```bash
+sudo docker-compose -f development.docker-compose.yml up --force-recreate --build --remove-orphans
+```
+
+Run [alembic](https://alembic.sqlalchemy.org/en/latest/) database migrations inside the running container like so:
 
 ```bash
 sudo docker exec -w /app/backend/database -it backend alembic upgrade head
diff --git a/development.docker-compose.yml b/development.docker-compose.yml
index 2d393ef..dfaa1b7 100644
--- a/development.docker-compose.yml
+++ b/development.docker-compose.yml
@@ -85,6 +85,6 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "8001:8081"
     environment:
-      DATABSE_URL: "postgres://medwings:medwings@db:5432/medwings?sslmode=disable"
+      DATABASE_URL: "postgres://medwings:medwings@db:5432/medwings?sslmode=disable"
 
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