diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 409d8d3..df71631 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -8,24 +8,35 @@ To contribute to this project, please follow the [fork and pull request](https:/
 ## Development Guide
 
 ### Prerequiste
-Python 3.10 and docker + linux. The code breaks on python 3.8 and below, and 3.9 is untested.
+Python 3.10, [Docker](https://www.docker.com/), and Linux (or WSL). The code breaks on python 3.8 and below, and 3.9 is untested.
 
+If you are working using WSL, follow this guide to [configure Docker](https://docs.docker.com/desktop/wsl/). And for first time WSL users, I HIGHLY recommend cloning MeMaS directly into your WSL file system.
 ### Development Setup
 
-Run `source setup-env.sh`, this will install all the needed development tools, as well as setup the needed environment variables.
+Run `source setup-env.sh`, this will install all the needed development tools, as well as setup the needed environment variables. 
 
-### Running Docker
+**NOTE that this command needs to be ran for each new shell instance, since it sets up environment variables.**
+### Using Docker
 In the top level of this repo, run `docker compose up`, and it will spin up 1 es nodes, 1 scylla nodes, 1 milvus node, and a few more. This is a very basic development setup.
 
-May need to run `sysctl -w vm.max_map_count=262144`.
+To stop docker execution, run Control+C in the terminal you are running `docker compose up`, or run `docker compose down`.
 
-### Initializing the MeMaS server
-Due to the dependencies, the first time running MeMaS, we need to use a special command to initialize and configure the dependencies.
+If you want to clean your local docker images, run 
+```bash
+docker compose down --volumes
+```
+
+FYI you may need to run `sysctl -w vm.max_map_count=262144` if you get an error when trying to start elasticsearch.
+
+### First time initializing the MeMaS server
+**NOTE: Only run this phase when you are working with a clean set of docker dependencies, aka a fresh start or after `docker compose down --volumes`.**
+
+Due to the service dependencies, the first time running MeMaS, we need to use a special command to initialize and configure the dependencies.
 
 After `source setup-env.sh` and `docker compose up`, wait till the services are fully started.
 
 Then run 
-```
+```bash
 flask --app 'memas.app:create_app(config_filename="memas-config.yml", first_init=True)' run
 ```
 
@@ -35,13 +46,13 @@ This will run for a while then exit. Upon exit, your MeMaS is properly setup.
 After `source setup-env.sh` and `docker compose up`, wait till the services are fully started.
 
 Then run 
-```
+```bash
 flask --app 'memas.app:create_app(config_filename="memas-config.yml")' run
 ``` 
 to start the memas server
 
 To run the app with wsgi server, run
-```
+```bash
 gunicorn -w 1 -k eventlet 'memas.app:create_app(config_filename="memas-config.yml")'
 ```
 note `-w` sets the number of worker threads. 
@@ -50,6 +61,8 @@ note `-w` sets the number of worker threads.
 After `source setup-env.sh` and `docker compose up`, wait till the services are fully started.
 
 Then run 
-```
+```bash
 python3 -m pytest integration-tests
-```
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+```
+
+**NOTE: MeMaS server is not needed for this**
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 55f4e75..1a94f93 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
     - Fine grain and real time control over even individual chatbots
 
 ## Get Started
+### Examples
+Examples are posted in https://github.com/memas-ai/memas-examples.
+
 ### Setting up the server
 TODO, right now follow [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)
 ### Client and SDK
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index cb748da..dde57bd 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ services:
     command: --smp=2
     ports:
       - "9042:9042"
+    volumes:
+      - scylla_data:/var/lib/scylla
 
   etcd:
     container_name: milvus-etcd
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ services:
       - ETCD_QUOTA_BACKEND_BYTES=4294967296
       - ETCD_SNAPSHOT_COUNT=50000
     volumes:
-      - ${DOCKER_VOLUME_DIRECTORY:-.}/volumes/etcd:/etcd
+      - etcd_data:/etcd
     command: etcd -advertise-client-urls=http://127.0.0.1:2379 -listen-client-urls http://0.0.0.0:2379 --data-dir /etcd
 
   minio:
@@ -27,8 +29,8 @@ services:
       MINIO_ACCESS_KEY: minioadmin
       MINIO_SECRET_KEY: minioadmin
     volumes:
-      - ${DOCKER_VOLUME_DIRECTORY:-.}/volumes/minio:/minio_data
-    command: minio server /minio_data
+      - minio_data:/data
+    command: minio server /data
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:9000/minio/health/live"]
       interval: 30s
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ services:
       ETCD_ENDPOINTS: etcd:2379
       MINIO_ADDRESS: minio:9000
     volumes:
-      - ${DOCKER_VOLUME_DIRECTORY:-.}/volumes/milvus:/var/lib/milvus
+      - milvus_data:/var/lib/milvus
     ports:
       - "19530:19530"
       - "9091:9091"
@@ -72,6 +74,18 @@ volumes:
   esdata01:
     driver: local
 
+  etcd_data:
+    driver: local
+
+  minio_data:
+    driver: local
+
+  milvus_data:
+    driver: local
+  
+  scylla_data:
+    driver: local
+
 networks:
   default:
     name: milvus_dev
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