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diff --git a/docs/SUMMARY.md b/docs/SUMMARY.md
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--- a/docs/SUMMARY.md
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@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
   - [OpenTracing](opentracing.md)
   - [Database Schemas](development/database_schema.md)
   - [Experimental features](development/experimental_features.md)
+  - [Dependency management](development/dependencies.md)
   - [Synapse Architecture]()
     - [Cancellation](development/synapse_architecture/cancellation.md)
     - [Log Contexts](log_contexts.md)
diff --git a/docs/development/contributing_guide.md b/docs/development/contributing_guide.md
index 2b3714df66..c2f04a3905 100644
--- a/docs/development/contributing_guide.md
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@@ -304,6 +304,11 @@ To run a specific test, you can specify the whole name structure:
 COMPLEMENT_DIR=../complement ./scripts-dev/complement.sh -run TestImportHistoricalMessages/parallel/Historical_events_resolve_in_the_correct_order
 ```
 
+The above will run a monolithic (single-process) Synapse with SQLite as the database. For other configurations, try:
+
+- Passing `POSTGRES=1` as an environment variable to use the Postgres database instead.
+- Passing `WORKERS=1` as an environment variable to use a workerised setup instead. This option implies the use of Postgres.
+
 
 ### Access database for homeserver after Complement test runs.