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 * You'll need to install docker
     * as root (`sudo -s`)
     * `curl -Ls get.docker.com | bash`
+    * Give yourself docker permissions `sudo usermod -aG docker <your username>`
 
 ### Testing your changes ###
 * Build the testing container by running