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@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ In this step, you create a Django started project by building the image from the
 
 In this section, you set up the database connection for Django.
 
-1. In your project dirctory, edit the `composeexample/settings.py` file.
+1. In your project directory, edit the `composeexample/settings.py` file.
 
 2. Replace the `DATABASES = ...` with the following: