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 # A docker container configuration for search and displace
 
 ## Initialize the repository
-In order to be able to run this application, its submodules first need to be initialized. To do this, after cloning, run `git submodule init` in the root directory.
+In order to be able to run this application, its submodules first need to be initialized. To do this, after cloning, run the following commands in the root directory:
+ - `git submodule init`
+ - `git submodule update`
 
 After that, the files in `docker/conf/nginx/templates` need to be edited with the corresponding URLs. The `server_name`s need to be added in the operating system's hosts file so they work locally.