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@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ Pearl is an application used to run autonomous agents powered by the OLAS Networ
 - Javascript / TypeScript
 - Python (3.10)
 - Poetry (^1.7.1)
-- Docker Engine
 
 ## Getting Started
 
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ The following installation steps assume you have the following on each OS:
 
 <details><summary><h4>NodeJS</summary></h4>
 
-NodeJS is best installed and managed through NVM. It allows you to install and select specific versions of NodeJS. Pearl has been built using version 20.11, LTS.
+NodeJS is best installed and managed through NVM. It allows you to install and select specific versions of NodeJS. Pearl has been built using version 20 LTS.
 
 <h5>Linux</h5>
 
@@ -117,38 +116,6 @@ If promoted to run `pipx ensurepath`, run it.
 
 </details>
 
-<details><summary><h4>Docker</h4></summary>
-
-<h5>Linux</h5>
-
-*Update the `ubuntu.22.04~jammy` version string to your current OS version before running the following command:*
-
-```bash
-VERSION_STRING=5:24.0.7-1~ubuntu.22.04~jammy
-sudo apt-get install docker-ce=$VERSION_STRING docker-ce-cli=$VERSION_STRING containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
-sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
-```
-
-If you are unsure about your current OS version/codename, you can find it by running:
-
-```bash
-lsb_release -a
-```
-
-<h5>MacOS</h5>
-
-You can [install Docker Desktop via the Docker website](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/). Be sure to select the correct version for your system's CPU architecture.
-
-If you are unsure about your system's CPU architecture, run the following command:
-
-```bash
-uname -p
-# x86 64    Intel chip
-# arm64     Apple chip
-```
-
-</details>
-
 <h3>Setting up your .env file</h3>
 
 Create an `.env` file in the root directory, or rename `.env.example` to `.env`.
@@ -202,7 +169,7 @@ Provided your system dependencies are installed, environment variables are set,
 You can start Pearl by running the following command in the root directory:
 
 ```bash
-yarn start
+yarn dev
 ```
 
 This will run Electron, which launches the NextJS frontend and the Python backend as child processes.
@@ -254,9 +221,4 @@ poetry run python scripts/fund.py 0xYOURADDRESS
 poetry run python scripts/transfer_olas.py PATH_TO_KEY_CONTAINING_OLAS ADDRESS_TO_TRANSFER AMOUNT
 ```
 
-</details>
-
-<h2>Notes and Common Issues</h2>
-
-- If Pearl is running, it will kill any attempt to run another Pearl instance. This is to ensure there are no port conflicts.
-- Enivironment variables are cached in the terminal, if you change them while your terminal is open, you will need to restart the terminal.
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