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 # The Database
 
-This document describes how to set up the database for your instance of the water application.
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+This document describes how to set up the database for your instance of the water application.
+
+## Setup
+
+The first step is to decide where you are going to keep your database. Once you have decided on where that is going to be add it to your environment:
+
+```sh
+export DB_PATH="path/to/database"
+```
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