diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ Set up your secrets:
 
 Populate the values in .env
 
+Requirements:
+
+Docker or podman with compose installed.
+
 Run OpenRAG:
 
     docker compose build
@@ -19,3 +23,7 @@ Run OpenRAG:
 CPU only:
 
     docker compose -f docker-compose-cpu.yml up
+
+If you need to reset state:
+
+    docker compose up --build --force-recreate --remove-orphans