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+This folder contains Docker files for SkyWalking developers to build images manually. If you want to start SkyWalking backend server with docker-compose for your integration, please visit https://github.com/apache/skywalking-docker repository. 
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+You can find docker images on hub.docker.com along with user's guide if you want to start them individually. 
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+https://hub.docker.com/r/apache/skywalking-oap-server
+https://hub.docker.com/r/apache/skywalking-ui