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+# World Cup Database Project Set Up
+
+## Running the project using Gitpod
+The project can be run in a virtual Linux machine using Gitpod. To do this, you will need a Github account. 
+
+1. Click the "Start the project" button [on the course page](https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/relational-database/build-a-world-cup-database-project/build-a-world-cup-database) to open it in Gitpod.
+2. Follow the instructions on the course page to start the project with the CodeRoad extension. 
+
+
+## Running the project using Docker
+You can run the project in a Docker container by [following these instructions](
+https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-run-freecodecamps-relational-databases-curriculum-using-docker-vscode-and-coderoad/).