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 ## Notes
 
-- The `mysql` container stores it's data in a named volume instead in a directed
+- The `mysql` container stores it's data in a named volume instead of a directory
   mounted from the host. This is due to a
   [bug](https://forums.docker.com/t/posix-fallocate-issues/11370) in the OS X
   Beta version of Docker. Once the bug is resolved, I'll be mounting a host