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 ![logo](awesome-compose.jpg)
 
-> A curated list of docker-compose application samples. 
-The purpose of these samples is to provide a quick start on how to integrate different services with a Compose file and to quickly manage their deployment with docker-compose.
+> A curated list of Docker Compose samples.
+These samples provide a starting point for how to integrate different services using a Compose file and to manage their deployment with docker-compose.
 
+## Getting started
 
-## Getting Started
-
-These instructions will get you through the bootstrap phase of creating and deploying samples of containerized applications with docker-compose.
-
+These instructions will get you through the bootstrap phase of creating and
+deploying samples of containerized applications with docker-compose.
 
 ### Prerequisites
 
-Make sure you have docker and docker-compose installed. Download all or any of the samples in the `samples` directory.
+* Make sure that you have Docker and docker-compose installed
+  * Windows or macOS:
+    [Install Docker Desktop](https://www.docker.com/get-started)
+  * Linux: [Install Docker](https://www.docker.com/get-started) and then
+    [docker-compose](https://github.com/docker/compose)
+* Download some or all of the samples in the `samples` directory
 
 ### Running a sample
 
-The root directory of each sample contains the docker-compose.yaml describing the configuration of service components. All samples can be run in local environment by going into the root directory of each one and doing:
-```
+The root directory of each sample contains the docker-compose.yaml which
+describes the configuration of service components. All samples can be run in
+a local environment by going into the root directory of each one and executing:
+
+```console
 docker-compose up -d
 ```
-Check the `README.md` of each sample to get more details on the structure and what is the expected output.
+
+Check the `README.md` of each sample to get more details on the structure and
+what is the expected output.
 To stop and remove the all containers of the sample application run:
-```
+
+```console
 docker-compose down
 ```
 
 ## Contents
 
-*Samples of docker-compose applications with multiple integrated services:*
+*Samples of Docker Compose applications with multiple integrated services:*
 
-- [`ASP.NET / MS-SQL`](samples/aspnet-mssql) -- sample ASP.NET core application with MS SQL server database
-- [`Go / NGINX / MySQL`](samples/nginx-golang-mysql) -- sample Go application with an Nginx proxy and a MySQL database
-- [`Go / NGINX / PostgreSQL`](samples/nginx-golang-postgres) -- sample Go application with an Nginx proxy and a PostgreSQL database
-- [`Java Spark / MySQL`](samples/sparkjava-mysql) -- sample Java application and a MySQL database
-- [`NGINX / Flask / MongoDB`](samples/nginx-flask-mongo) -- sample Python/Flask application with Nginx proxy and a Mongo database
-- [`NGINX / Flask / MySQL`](samples/nginx-flask-mysql) -- sample Python/Flask application with an Nginx proxy and a MySQL database
+- [`ASP.NET / MS-SQL`](samples/aspnet-mssql) -- sample ASP.NET core application
+  with MS SQL server database
+- [`Go / NGINX / MySQL`](samples/nginx-golang-mysql) -- sample Go application
+  with an Nginx proxy and a MySQL database
+- [`Go / NGINX / PostgreSQL`](samples/nginx-golang-postgres) -- sample Go
+  application with an Nginx proxy and a PostgreSQL database
+- [`Java Spark / MySQL`](samples/sparkjava-mysql) -- sample Java application and
+  a MySQL database
+- [`NGINX / Flask / MongoDB`](samples/nginx-flask-mongo) -- sample Python/Flask
+  application with Nginx proxy and a Mongo database
+- [`NGINX / Flask / MySQL`](samples/nginx-flask-mysql) -- sample Python/Flask
+  application with an Nginx proxy and a MySQL database
 - [`NGINX / Go`](samples/nginx-golang) -- sample Nginx proxy with a Go backend
-- [`React / Spring / MySQL`](samples/react-java-mysql) -- sample React application with a Spring backend and a MySQL database
-- [`React / Express / MySQL`](samples/react-express-mysql) -- sample React application with a NodeJS backend and a MySQL database
-- [`Spring / PostgreSQL`](samples/spring-postgres) -- sample Java application with Spring framework and a Postgres database
+- [`React / Spring / MySQL`](samples/react-java-mysql) -- sample React
+  application with a Spring backend and a MySQL database
+- [`React / Express / MySQL`](samples/react-express-mysql) -- sample React
+  application with a NodeJS backend and a MySQL database
+- [`Spring / PostgreSQL`](samples/spring-postgres) -- sample Java application
+  with Spring framework and a Postgres database
 
 *Single service samples:*
 - [`Angular`](samples/angular)
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 ## Contribute
 
-We welcome examples that help people understand how to use docker-compose with common applications. 
-
+We welcome examples that help people understand how to use docker-compose for
+common applications.