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+# 🌏️ ExoPlaSim Docker
+
+## Environment Variables
+
+UID: UID of host/guest user.
+GID: GID of host/guest user.
+MODEL: Path to model (required).
+
+## Instructions
+1. Create an ExoPlaSim model
+2. Save it as model.py
+3. Set the MODEL environment variable to the directory containing your model.py
+4. Run the docker container with `docker compose run -it --rm exoplasim`
+