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 ### Docker Compose
 
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+  In order to use `docker-compose` you first need to [install `docker-compose`](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/) on your system.
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 As the Docker command becomes more complex, switching to `docker-compose` can be preferable and support automatically restarting on failure or system restart. Create a `docker-compose.yml` file:
 
 {% if page.installation_type == 'raspberrypi' %}