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kensho-technologies · Mar 21, 2019 · c07b122 · c07b122
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@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ pipenv shell
 py.test graphql_compiler/tests
 ```
 
+If you have any trouble starting the mysql database, make sure mysql service is not already 
+running outside of docker. You can stop mysql service in OSX with:
+```bash 
+brew services stop mysql
+```
+or on Ubuntu with 
+```bash
+service mysql stop
+```
+
 Some snapshot and integration tests take longer to setup, run, and teardown. These can be optionally
 skipped during development by running the tests with the `--skip-slow` flag:
 ```bash