diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index b5d8432c48..33e4d392eb 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ cd .\src\adservice\
 all the images will be build):
 
 ```shell
-docker compose up
+docker compose up -d
 ```
 
 ### Verify the Webstore & the Telemetry
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ Once the images are built and containers are started you can access:
 - Jaeger: <http://localhost:16686/>
 - Prometheus: <http://localhost:9090/>
 - Grafana: <http://localhost:3000/>
+- Feature Flags UI: <http://localhost:8081/>
+- Load Generator UI: <http://localhost:8089/>
 
 ## Create Your First Pull Request
 
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ git clone https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-demo.git
 Navigate to the repo root:
 
 ```sh
-cd opentelemetry--demo
+cd opentelemetry-demo
 ```
 
 Add your fork as an origin:
@@ -113,8 +115,12 @@ Check out a new branch, make modifications and push the branch to your fork:
 
 ```sh
 $ git checkout -b feature
-# edit files
-$ git commit
+# change files
+# Test your changes locally.
+$ docker compose up -d --build
+# Go to Webstore, Jaeger or docker container logs etc. as appropriate to make sure your changes are working correctly.
+$ git add my/changed/files
+$ git commit -m "short discription of the change"
 $ git push fork feature
 ```