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title: Is docker compose required?
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<em>Many examples in your installation guides show the use of `docker compose`. Is it required?</em>

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No. You can run Deephaven via Docker without [compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/). See [here](../../getting-started/docker-install.md#the-simplest-possible-installation) for an example. Docker compose does make customizing your deployment easier, though, so we recommend it for users who want to do that.

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