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@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ The create_volumes script, creates the necessary folder structure and extracts t
 Finally, the last docker command creates and populates the database.
 
 ## On Keycloak authentication
-Keycloak authentication is enablede by setting the AUTH_ENABLED variable
+Keycloak authentication is enabled by setting the AUTH_ENABLED variable
 in the .env file to "true" (no quotes needed). Other than that, you will
 need to update the KEYCLOAK_REALM_PUBLIC_KEY value in your .env file
 too.