diff --git a/docs/quick-start.md b/docs/quick-start.md
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@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Any files placed here will be served up to the root of the domain, and override
 For example, if you had `user-data/favicon.ico` this would be accessible at `http://my-dashy-instance.local/favicon.ico`
 
 Example Files in `user-data`:
-- `conf.yml` - This is the only file that is compulsary, it's your main Dashy config
+- `conf.yml` - This is the only file that is compulsory, it's your main Dashy config
 - `**.yml` - Include more config files, if you'd like to have multiple pages, see [Multi-page support](/docs/pages-and-sections.md#multi-page-support) for docs
 - `favicon.ico` - The default favicon, shown in the browser's tab title
 - `initialization.html` - Static HTML page displayed before the app has finished compiling, see [`public/initialization.html`](https://github.com/Lissy93/dashy/blob/master/public/initialization.html)