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@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Go to the [API Reference](https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-refer
 
 ## Installation
 
-You can easily run openrouteservice yourself! We suggest using docker to install and launch openrouteservice backend. In short, a machine with a working [docker installation](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorial_collections/how-to-install-and-use-docker) will get everything done for you. 
+You can easily run openrouteservice yourself! We suggest using docker to install and launch openrouteservice. In short, a machine with a working [docker installation](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorial_collections/how-to-install-and-use-docker) will get everything done for you. 
 
 Only use nightly (main branch) if you know what you do. We recommend running docker compose with the latest release version:
 
diff --git a/docs/run-instance/running-with-docker.md b/docs/run-instance/running-with-docker.md
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@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ You should never edit the file `ors-docker/config/example-ors-config.env` becaus
 
 ## Troubleshooting
 
-If openrouteservice cannot be started or does not operate as expected, most important is to check the logs.
+If openrouteservice cannot be started or does not operate as expected, it is most important to check the logs.
 There are two ways to inspect the logs, with some differences: `docker compose logs` and `ors-docker/logs/ors.log`
 
 | `docker compose logs`                            | `ors-docker/logs/ors.log`                                                                       |