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 ## using docker compose and package from github (recommended)
 to run the cobalt docker package, you need to have `docker` and `docker-compose` installed and configured.
 
-if you need help with installing docker, follow *only the first step* of these tutorials by digitalocean:
-- [how to install docker](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorial-collections/how-to-install-and-use-docker)
-- [how to install docker compose](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorial-collections/how-to-install-docker-compose)
+if you need help with installing docker, you can find more information here:
+- [how to install docker](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/)
+- [how to install docker compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/)
 
 ## how to run a cobalt docker package:
 1. create a folder for cobalt config file, something like this: