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@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ ## Docker Setup
 ```bash
 docker run docker run -it -v <MetaGPT-config-dir>:/app/metagpt/config -v <Workspace-dir>:/app/metagpt/workspace metagpt:<version> <command>
 ```
-This command mounts the config folder and workspace folder in the host machine, and you should use absolute directory of these folders. The `command` is what you want to run, you can set it as `/bin/bash -c "cd metagpt &&  python startup.py "Write helloworld in python""` or just `/bin/bash` for interactive terminal. 
+This command mounts the config folder and workspace folder in the host machine, so the container can use the same comfiguration and store the works in the host machine. You should use absolute directory of these folders. The `command` is what you want to run, you can set it as `/bin/bash -c "cd metagpt &&  python startup.py "Write helloworld in python""` or just `/bin/bash` for interactive terminal. 
 
 
 ## Tutorial: Initiating a startup