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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ When used with [vlkb-siav2](https://ict.inaf.it/gitlab/ViaLactea/vlkb-siav2) the
 
 ## Launching the service
 
-The vlkb-soda service is available as a docker-image and may be launched as examplified in this [**compose.yaml**](docker/example-compose-soda.yaml). The port number, ACCESS_CONTEXT_ROOT and directory to FITS-files need to be adjusted for the given instance. To see that the instance is running, access the availability endpoint:
+The vlkb-soda service is available as a docker-image and may be launched as examplified in this [**compose.yaml**](docker/example-compose-soda.yaml). Mount the root of the FITS-file store to internal /srv/datasets directory. Also set the service port-number and ACCESS_CONTEXT_ROOT. To see that the instance is running, access the availability endpoint:
 
 ```bash
 curl --get http://localhost:8004/vlkb/datasets/availability
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ if at least on of the user's groups is allowed the access. Access rights for dat
 
 is available from the gitlab-repository of this project.
 
+SODA-docker's internal mount point for the FITS-files storage is **/srv/datasets**.
+
+
 Configuration parameters are set by these docker environment variables:
 
 
@@ -53,8 +56,7 @@ Configuration parameters are set by these docker environment variables:
 | **AUTHZ_DB_SCHEMA** | schema of the authorization table |
 | **AUTHZ_DB_USERNAME** | user in the DB with authorization table |
 | **AUTHZ_DB_PASSWORD** | password for the DB-user |
-| **URL_CUTOUTS** | server-side cuts can be downloaded form this URL |
 
 
-Context-root parameter uses 'tomcat syntax' in which the forward slash is replaced with hash: vlkb#datasets -> /vlkb/datasets
+Context-root parameter uses 'tomcat syntax' in which the forward-slash path-separator is replaced with hash: vlkb#datasets -> vlkb/datasets