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 To run tests
 
 ```sh
-$ docker-compose exec node npm test
+$ docker-compose exec -e MONGODB_URL=mongodb://mongo:27017/noobjs_test node npm test
 ```
 
+Note that we are overriding the environment variable set in `.env` file because we don't want our data erased by the tests.
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+Note: The difference between exec and run is that, exec executes the command within the running container and run will spin up a new container to run that command. So if you want to run only the tests without docker-compose up, you may do so by running `docker-compose run -e MONGODB_URL=mongodb://mongo:27017/my_app_test node npm test`
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 ## License
 
 MIT