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 ### How it works
 
-The `setup.sh` wizard collects your preferences, writes a `.env`, then orchestrates four stages: compose file generation (`compose_gen.sh`), database and config initialisation (`config_gen.sh`) and worker generation (`worker_gen.sh`). Everything is template-driven — no hand-editing of YAML required.
+The `setup.sh` wizard collects your preferences, writes a `.env`, then orchestrates three stages: compose file generation (`compose_gen.sh`), database and config initialisation (`config_gen.sh`) and worker generation (`worker_gen.sh`). Everything is template-driven — no hand-editing of YAML required.
 
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