Added selecting database to Readme

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#### Choose What Database Engine You Will Use
This app is designed to use an SQLite database by default.
You can set it up to use a MySQL database by configuring the environment variables accordingly.
If your database is being hosted remotely, make sure the MySQL database has the proper authentication for the user from a remote server.
Alternatively, you can also use the second `docker-compose-mysql.yml` file which provides a MySQL database as part of the cluster.
To use the second `docker-compose-mysql.yml` file, use the following command at the last step of the installation:
```sudo docker compose -f docker-compose-mysql.yml up```
#### Populate Environment Variables
Configuration values for the app are stored in the environment variables file.