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 Both users actually have the same privileges by default, but the first one logging in can see the _System Dashboard_ and becomes the _System Admin_.
 
+**Local Development with DB : Helper commands** \
+`yarn dev-ms-db` : starts the docker container and setups the default db \
+`yarn dev-ms-db-create`: create a new branch specific database \
+`yarn dev-ms-db-use <branch | default>`: switch between dbs, also creates a branch db if not created already \
+`yarn dev-ms-db-delete <--all | --branch <branch-name> >` : delete db \
+`yarn dev-ms-db-migrate`: create new prisma migration based on changes made to `schema.prisma` file \
+`yarn dev-ms-db-deploy` : deploys the migrations to db
+
 # Contributions
 
 If you are interested in developing PROCEED further, we are very open for help and project contributions. Regularly there are on-boarding development workshops and, if you are interested, we have weekly video calls with all developers.