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+# Running Medley with Docker
+
+If this is your first time working with Docker, you'll want to [install it](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/) before continuing. You'll also need a modern VNC client; [TightVNC](https://www.tightvnc.com/) works well.
+
+Next, you can either pull a prebuilt image or build from scratch:
+
+## Using a prebuilt image (recommended)
+
+1. `$ docker run -p 5900:5900 interlisp/medley`
+2. Run a VNC viewer and connect to localhost.
+
+## Building from scratch
+
+1. Pull the latest Medley repo.
+2. `$ cd medley`
+3. Pull Maiko: `$ git submodule update --init --recursive`
+4. `$ docker build . -t interlisp/medley`
+5. And then as above.