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@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ In order to execute code submissions using Docker, source code files are written
 
 The application is compatible with MRI and JRuby. Due to superior parallelism, we recommend using JRuby.
 
-## Useful service maintance commands
+## Useful service maintenance commands
 
 - delete all containers (include running ones) `docker rm -f $(docker ps -aq)`
 - if the application is run as a service restart it by using `service codeocean restart`