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     ./bin/run_cypress_tests_locally
 
+## Docker
+
+For full instructions, see [Running SpiffWorkflow Locally with Docker](https://www.spiffworkflow.org/posts/articles/get_started_docker/).
+
+The `docker-compose.yml` file is for running a full-fledged instance of spiff-arena while `editor.docker-compose.yml` provides BPMN graphical editor capability to libraries and projects that depend on SpiffWorkflow but have no built-in BPMN edit capabilities.
+
 ## Contributing
 
 This is a monorepo based on git subtrees that pulls together various spiffworkflow-related projects.