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+Docker
+======
+
+Setup instructions
+==================
+
+Supported hosts
+---------------
+
+Right now, the officially supported hosts are:
+* Ubuntu 12.10 (quantal)
+
+Hosts that might work with slight kernel modifications, but are not officially supported:
+* Ubuntu 12.04 (precise)
+
+Step by step host setup
+-----------------------
+
+1. Set up your host of choice on a physical / virtual machine
+2. Assume root identity on your newly installed environment (`sudo -s`)
+3. Type the following commands:
+
+    apt-get update
+    apt-get install lxc wget
+    debootstrap --arch=amd64 quantal /var/lib/docker/images/ubuntu/
+4. Download the latest version of the [docker binaries](https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20637798/docker.tar.gz) (`wget https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20637798/docker.tar.gz`)
+5. Extract the contents of the tar file `tar -xf docker.tar.gz`
+6. Launch the docker daemon `./dockerd`
+
+
+Client installation
+-------------------
+
+4. Download the latest version of the [docker binaries](https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20637798/docker.tar.gz) (`wget https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20637798/docker.tar.gz`)
+5. Extract the contents of the tar file `tar -xf docker.tar.gz`
+6. You can now use the docker client binary `./docker`. Consider adding it to your `PATH` for simplicity.