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@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ log in and check out their XP and assignments.
 1. Go to http://localhost:5000. Or Whatever you set it to in the `.env` file.
 
 ### Accessing the Database
-1. Locally this will use the knoldus db or whatever you set the DB_URI to in the `.env` file.
+1. Locally this will use any db you set the DB_URI to in the `.env` file.
 1. You can use MongoDB compass app to view the db and edit any information stored.
+2. Or connect it to an external db by changing the DB_URI in the `.env` to your db key.