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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Check out `docs/` folder and the
 
 ## Timing
 
-- Week 1-2: orientation
-- Week 3-6: PoC
+- Week 1-3: orientation
+- Week 4-6: PoC
 - Week 7-10: details
 - Week 11-14: documentation
diff --git a/grakn/.gitignore b/grakn/.gitignore
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+data/
diff --git a/grakn/console.sh b/grakn/console.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+docker exec -it grakn-srv \
+  /grakn-core-all-linux/grakn console
diff --git a/grakn/docker-compose.yml b/grakn/docker-compose.yml
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+version: "3.4"
+services:
+
+  grakn:
+    container_name: grakn-srv
+    image: graknlabs/grakn:1.8.4
+    volumes:
+      - ./data:/grakn-core-all-linux/server/db/
+    ports:
+      - 127.0.0.1:48555:48555
+      - 127.0.0.1:1729:1729