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 * If you don't use the embedded database, create a database in your external database instance, then uncomment the `Resource` element corresponding to the database engine you use from `conf/tomee.xml` and edit the default credentials.
 * If you'd like to change the default port (8082), edit `conf/server.xml` and look for `<Connector port="8082" protocol="HTTP/1.1"`. Change the port to the value you'd like to use.
 * CommaFeed will run on the `/commafeed` context. If you'd like to change the context, go to `webapps` and rename `commafeed.war`. Use the special name `ROOT.war` to deploy to the root context.
-* To start and stop the application, use `bin/startup.sh` and `bin/shutdown.sh` on Linux (you need to `chmod +x bin/*.sh`) or `bin\startup.bat` and `bin\shutdown.bat` on Windows.
+* To start and stop the application, use `bin/startup.sh` and `bin/shutdown.sh` on Linux (you need to `chmod +x bin/*.sh`) or `bin\startup.bat` and `bin\shutdown.bat` on Windows. 
+If you use the embedded database, note that the database file will be created in the current directory, so make sure you always start the app in the same directory. You can optionally set an absolute path instead of a relative one in `tomee.xml`.
 * To update the application with a newer version, pull the latest changes and use the same command you used to build the complete TomEE package, but without the `tomee:build` part (keep `-Pprod -P<database>`). 
 This will generate the file `target/commafeed.war`. Copy this file to your tomee `webapps/` directory.
 * The application is online at [http://localhost:8082/commafeed](http://localhost:8082/commafeed). Don't forget to set the public URL in the admin settings.