From 327b4e48e9892b61497971097f1308a4a463d551 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mhenrichsen <mads.gade.henrichsen@live.dk>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2025 09:03:52 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add installation instructions for pip and Docker to README.md
 (#2854)

* Add installation instructions for pip and Docker to README.md

* Enhance README.md with Docker installation guidance for improved setup reliability.
---
 README.md | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e18220567..ec9fc9f7f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ Features:
 
 ### Installation
 
+#### Using pip
+
 ```bash
 pip3 install -U packaging==23.2 setuptools==75.8.0 wheel ninja
 pip3 install --no-build-isolation axolotl[flash-attn,deepspeed]
@@ -68,6 +70,13 @@ axolotl fetch examples
 axolotl fetch deepspeed_configs  # OPTIONAL
 ```
 
+#### Using Docker
+
+Installing with Docker can be less error prone than installing in your own environment.
+```bash
+docker run --gpus '"all"' --rm -it axolotlai/axolotl:main-latest
+```
+
 Other installation approaches are described [here](https://docs.axolotl.ai/docs/installation.html).
 
 ### Your First Fine-tune