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@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
 3. Download kafaka-connect-dse-2.0.0-20190925-LABS.jar from [DataStax Labs]() and place it within this directory.
 
 ## Start the components
-3. Start up the stack `docker-compose up -d`
+1. Start up the stack `docker-compose up -d`
+
+If for some reason a component does not come up due a dependency being down try running this command again.
 
 ## Configure DSE
-4. Configure DSE schema 
+1. Configure DSE schema 
    
    ```
    docker-compose exec dse cqlsh
@@ -25,14 +27,14 @@
    );
    ```
 
-5. Enable DSE Advanced Replication Destination for Kafka
+2. Enable DSE Advanced Replication Destination for Kafka
    
    ```
    docker-compose exec dse dse advrep destination create --name demo_destination --transmission-enabled true
    docker-compose exec dse dse advrep destination list
    ```
 
-6. Enable DSE Advanced Replication Channel for `demo_ks.demo_table`
+3. Enable DSE Advanced Replication Channel for `demo_ks.demo_table`
    
    ```
    docker-compose exec dse dse advrep channel create --data-center-id dc1 --source-keyspace demo_ks --source-table demo_table --destination demo_destination --transmission-enabled true --collection-enabled true
@@ -40,20 +42,20 @@
    ```
 
 ## Configure Kafka and the Connector
-7. Connect to the Confluent Control Panel http://localhost:9021/
-8. Select the only cluster
-9. Click "Topics" in the left sidebar
-10. Click "Add a topic" in the top right corner
-11. Enter the following parameters then click "Create with defaults"
+1. Connect to the Confluent Control Panel http://localhost:9021/
+2. Select the only cluster
+3. Click "Topics" in the left sidebar
+4. Click "Add a topic" in the top right corner
+5. Enter the following parameters then click "Create with defaults"
     
     Topic name: demo-topic
     Number of partitions: 1
 
-12. Open "Connect" in the left sidebar
-13. Click "connect-default"
-14. Click "Add Connector"
-15. Click "Connect" under "DseSourceConnector"
-16. Enter the following parameters and click "Continue"
+6. Open "Connect" in the left sidebar
+7. Click "connect-default"
+8. Click "Add Connector"
+9. Click "Connect" under "DseSourceConnector"
+10. Enter the following parameters and click "Continue"
 
     Name: demo-connector
     Tasks max: 1
@@ -62,10 +64,10 @@
     topic: demo-topic
     destination: demo_destination
     contact_points: dse
-17. Verify configuration parameters and click "Launch"
+11. Verify configuration parameters and click "Launch"
 
 ## Insert data to be replicated
-18. Start `cqlsh` and insert data
+1. Start `cqlsh` and insert data
     
     ```
     docker-compose exec dse cqlsh