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 ### Alternative: Docker
 
 ```
-cp docker/{Dockerfile,docker-compose.yml,.dockerignore} .
+ln -s docker/{Dockerfile,docker-compose.yml,.dockerignore} .
 cp docker/.env.example .env
 # Edit .env and set TORCH_CUDA_ARCH_LIST based on your GPU model
 docker compose up --build