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 ### Docker
 
+To use the pre-built docker image:
+
+`docker pull verdaccio/verdaccio`
+
+To build your own image:
+
 `docker build -t verdaccio .`
 
+To run the docker container:
+
 ```
 docker run -it --rm --name verdaccio -p 4873:4873 \
   -v /<path to verdaccio directory>/conf:/verdaccio/conf \