diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index f49543b6..58f080f4 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
     "cSpell.words": [
+        "dnsmasq",
         "heyputer",
         "Puter"
     ]
diff --git a/doc/self-hosters/domains.md b/doc/self-hosters/domains.md
index 480342cf..2b7dc88c 100644
--- a/doc/self-hosters/domains.md
+++ b/doc/self-hosters/domains.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Configurating Domains for Self-Hosted Puter
+# Configuring Domains for Self-Hosted Puter
 
 ## Local Network Configuration
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Setting up a local DNS server on your network allows for flexible and scalable d
 
 - **Pi-hole**: Acts as both an ad-blocker and a DNS server. Ideal for easy setup and maintenance.
 - **BIND9**: Offers comprehensive DNS server capabilities for complex setups.
-- **Dnsmasq**: Lightweight and suitable for smaller networks or those new to running a DNS server.
+- **dnsmasq**: Lightweight and suitable for smaller networks or those new to running a DNS server.
 
 **contributors note:** feel free to add any software you're aware of
 which might help with this to the list. Also, feel free to add instructions here for specific software; our goal is for Puter to be easy to setup with tools you're already familiar with.
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ which might help with this to the list. Also, feel free to add instructions here
 
 1. Choose and install DNS server software on a device within your network.
 2. Configure the DNS server to resolve `puter.local` and `api.puter.local` to the IP address of your Puter hosting device.
-3. Update your router’s DHCP settings to distribute the DNS server's IP address to all devices on the network.
+3. Update your router's DHCP settings to distribute the DNS server's IP address to all devices on the network.
 
 By setting up a local DNS server, you gain the most flexibility and control over your network's domain name resolution, ensuring that all devices can access Puter and its API without manual configuration.
 
@@ -68,5 +68,5 @@ By setting up a local DNS server, you gain the most flexibility and control over
 
 Please note the self-hosting feature is still in alpha and a public production
 deployment is not recommended at this time. However, if you wish to host
-publically you can do so following the same steps you normally would to configure
+publicly you can do so following the same steps you normally would to configure
 a domain name and ensuring the `api` subdomain points to the server as well.
diff --git a/packages/backend/doc/contributors/index.md b/packages/backend/doc/contributors/index.md
index 32890ebf..c17fb0c3 100644
--- a/packages/backend/doc/contributors/index.md
+++ b/packages/backend/doc/contributors/index.md
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ If your answer is the second, you should find a way to
 In my experience, the harder I think about the correct way to implement
 something, the bigger a mistake I'm going to make; ***unless*** a big part
 of the reason I'm thinking so hard is because I want to find a solution
-that reduces complexity and has the right maintanence trade-off.
+that reduces complexity and has the right maintenance trade-off.
 There's no easy solution for this so just keep it in mind; there are some
 things we might write 2 times, 3 times, even more times over before we
 really get it right and *that's okay*; sometimes part of doing useful work is
-doing the useless work that reveals what the useful work is.
\ No newline at end of file
+doing the useless work that reveals what the useful work is.
diff --git a/packages/backend/packages/puter-js-common/README.md b/packages/backend/packages/puter-js-common/README.md
index be19cc07..60753224 100644
--- a/packages/backend/packages/puter-js-common/README.md
+++ b/packages/backend/packages/puter-js-common/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Puter - Common Javascript Module
 
 This is a small module for javascript which you might call a
-"langauge tool"; it adds some behavior to make javascript classes
+"language tool"; it adds some behavior to make javascript classes
 more flexible, with an aim to avoid any significant complexity.
 
 Each class in this module is best described as an _idea_:
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Each class in this module is best described as an _idea_:
 ### BasicBase
 
 **BasicBase** is the idea that there should be a common way to
-see the inheretence chain of the current instance, and obtain
+see the inheritance chain of the current instance, and obtain
 merged objects and arrays from static members of these classes.
 
 ### TraitBase