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@@ -4,18 +4,13 @@ This is used to build tools which process and standardize the data.
 
 More data later.
 
-# proposed architecture:
+# Outline
 
-AACT Dockerfile #when built on its own, allows for the creation of the AACT database.
- - Should create appropriate users.
- - 
+## Directory Tree
+AACT_downloader
 
-ClinicalTrialHistory Dockerfile #inherits from AACT (multistage builds?) and adds initialization steps to the database.
- - adds schemas, tables, and views for  both http requests and parsed history tables.
- - adds connection roles
- - adds connection users
 
-ClinicalTrialDataProcessing docker-compose.yaml #deploys a ClinicalTrialHistory container, pgadmin4, and eventually the downloading program/environment.
+## Key files index
 
 # Background on Docker
 Docker uses the following flow
@@ -58,4 +53,4 @@ Good for longer term storage such as databases.
 ### Bind mounts (docker-compose.yaml)
 
 Bind mounts are used to make a host filesystem resource
-available
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+available