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 3. Fix prerequisites for the Opensearch database (Elasticsearch): 
 ```bash
-mkdir shuffle-database                    # Create a database folder
 sudo chown -R 1000:1000 shuffle-database  # IF you get an error using 'chown', add the user first with 'sudo useradd opensearch'
 
 sudo swapoff -a                           # Disable swap