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 Now start up the database container.
 
 ```bash
-make db-start
+make start-db
 ```
 
 Import external data from [OpenStreetMapData](http://osmdata.openstreetmap.de/), [Natural Earth](http://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and [OpenStreetMap Lake Labels](https://github.com/lukasmartinelli/osm-lakelines).