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 # Core concepts
 
-- **docker-compose.yml** does **not** need any **editing** to get something up,
-   **changes** are to be done in the **.env** file.
+- `docker-compose.yml` does **not** need any **editing** to get something up,
+   **changes** are to be done in the `.env` file.
 - **Not using** `ports` directive if theres **only** web traffic for a container.<br>
   Theres an expectation of running a **reverse proxy** which makes **mapping ports**
   to a docker host **unnecessary**. Instead `expose` is used which is basically