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 The easiest way to build this repository is to use docker. You can simply run `docker build -t ics-proxy .`
 
+Alternatively you can build and run a local dev version with `docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up`.
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 ## Deployment
 
 To deploy you can simply use the `docker-compose.yml` file.