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 ## Start
 To start the frontend please do the following:
 
-- Start the server by running `npm start` in the repo folder.
+- Start the server by running `npm start` in the repo folder.  If `npm start` doesn't work for you, try `ember serve` as an alternative.
 - Go to [http://localhost:4200/](http://localhost:4200/) in a browser and login with username `hradmin` and password `test`.
 
 ## Running with Docker