docs: add instructions in readme

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@@ -34,13 +34,23 @@ Email: Resend with React Email, welcome template styled by Tailwind.
 Quickstart
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-1. Install toolchain. Node 20+ recommended. Use pnpm locked by pnpm-lock.yaml.
-2. Set environment variables. Copy .env.example to .env and fill DATABASE_URL, PAYLOAD_SECRET, BETTER_AUTH_SECRET, and OAuth keys if needed.
-3. Start Postgres locally. Run ./start-database.sh (Docker/Podman) or connect to your own Postgres instance.
-4. Install dependencies and build schema. Run pnpm install; pnpm db:generate && pnpm db:migrate for Drizzle; pnpm payload:migrate for Payload CMS.
-5. Run the dev server. pnpm dev (defaults to port 3000; Payload Admin at /admin, blog at /).
-6. Optional extras. pnpm payload:generate for types; pnpm email:dev -p 3001 to preview the email template.
-Payload in development pre-fills <admin@example.com> / admin123 on the login form.
+I recommend using docker to run postgres.
+Run the following command to start a Postgres instance:
+docker run -d \
+  --name Next-blog \
+  -e POSTGRES_USER=admin \
+  -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=YOUR_PASSWORD_HERE \
+  -e POSTGRES_DB=db \
+  -p 5432:5432 \
+  -v "$(pwd)/pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data" \
+  postgres:15.1
+
+Then, copy .env.example to .env and fill in the required environment variables that suit your setup.
+Run: pnpm install
+Run Payload CMS migrations: pnpm payload migrate
+Run database migrations: pnpm db:push (optional: SKIP_ENV_VALIDATION=1 pnpm db:push)
+Start the development server: pnpm dev (optional SKIP_ENV_VALIDATION=1 pnpm dev)
+Open <http://localhost:3000>
 
 Core Modules
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