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 1. Start up Docker Desktop
 2. Spin up Postgres:
 ```bash
-docker-compose up
-```
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+docker-compose --env-file .env up
+```
+
+## Directly querying Postgres on a local build using `psql`
+psql -h localhost -p 5432 -U acmucsd_dev -d hackathon_portal
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