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 # How It Works
 
-The container has a default startup mode. Any specific behavior is done by defining envrionment variables at container startup (`docker run`). The default container behavior is to start in demon mode and do incremental daily backups.
+The container has a default startup mode. Any specific behavior is done by defining envrionment variables at container startup (`docker run`). The default container behavior is to start in daemon mode and do incremental daily backups.
 
 You application data must be saved inside a Docker volume. You can list your volumes with the Docker command `docker volume ls`. You have to attach the volume to the backup container using the `-v` option. Choose an arbitrary name for the folder and add the `:ro`option to make the sources read only.