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+.. warning::
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+    This example assumes that you have Docker running in daemon mode. For more information please see :ref:`running_examples`
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+:title: Running the Examples
+:description: An overview on how to run the docker examples
+:keywords: docker, examples, how to
+
+.. _running_examples:
+
+Running The Examples
+--------------------
+
+There are two ways to run docker, daemon and standalone mode. 
+
+When you run the docker command it will first check to see if there is already a docker daemon running in the background it can connect too, and if so, it will use that daemon to run all of the commands. 
+
+If there is no daemon then docker will run in standalone mode. 
+
+Docker needs to be run from a privileged account (root). Depending on which mode you are using, will determine how you need to execute docker.
+
+1. The most common way is to run a docker daemon as root in the background, and then connect to it from the docker client from any account.
+
+    .. code-block:: bash
+
+        # starting docker daemon in the background
+        $ sudo docker -d &
+    
+        # now you can run docker commands from any account.
+        $ docker <command>
+
+2. Standalone: You need to run every command as root, or using sudo
+
+    .. code-block:: bash
+
+        $ sudo docker <command>