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@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for information related to developing the
 1. Install [docker](https://docs.docker.com/v17.09/engine/installation/)
 2. Clone the repository locally, if you haven't already: `git clone https://github.com/mesoscope/cellpack.git`
 3. Ensure that you have valid AWS access key and secret to access the `cellpack-results` S3 bucket, usually stored in a `~/.aws/credentials` file. 
-4. To build the container, run: `sudo docker build -t cellpack_image .` Include `--build-arg local=True` if running locally, omit if running on an EC2 instance connected to EFS volume
-5. To run packings in the container, run: `sudo docker run -v ~/.aws:/root/.aws -e recipe=examples/recipes/v2/one_sphere.json -e config=examples/packing-configs/run.json cellpack_image`
+4. To build the container, run: `docker build -t cellpack_image .` Include `--build-arg local=True` if running locally, omit if running on an EC2 instance connected to EFS volume
+5. To run packings in the container, run: `docker run -v ~/.aws:/root/.aws -e recipe=examples/recipes/v2/one_sphere.json -e config=examples/packing-configs/run.json cellpack_image`
 6. Verify that the packing results are saved in the `cellpack-results` S3 bucket. You should see a botocore logging message indicating that the credentials were successfully loaded.
 
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