From d888897b62859eb9dae6f40dd68e1998d5f2c71e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: prafull-opensignlabs
 <93375423+prafull-opensignlabs@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2025 20:10:44 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md

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 ### Deploy
 
+Note: The default MongoDB instance used in deployment is not persistant and will be cleared on every restart. To retain your data, configure and supply your own MongoDB connection URL.
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 #### DigitalOcean
 [![Deploy on DigitalOcean](https://www.deploytodo.com/do-btn-blue.svg)](https://cloud.digitalocean.com/apps/new?repo=https://github.com/OpenSignLabs/Deploy-OpenSign-to-Digital-Ocean/tree/main&refcode=30db1c901ab0)