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 The healthcheck allows for an optional `max_attempts` setting, which will attempt the healthcheck up to the specified number of times before failing the deploy. This is useful for applications that take a while to start up. The default is 7.
 
-Note that the HTTP health checks assume that the `curl` command is avilable inside the container. If that's not the case, use the healthcheck's `cmd` option to specify an alternative check that the container supports.
+Note: The HTTP health checks assume that the `curl` command is available inside the container. If that's not the case, use the healthcheck's `cmd` option to specify an alternative check that the container supports.
 
 ## Commands