diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
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@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ Astuto is a free, open source, self-hosted customer feedback tool. It helps you
 
 ## Requirements
 
-* Docker ([installation instructions](https://docs.docker.com/install/))
-* Docker Compose ([installation instructions](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/))
+* Docker
+* Docker Compose
+
+You can install [Docker Desktop](https://docs.docker.com/desktop/) which includes everything you need to run Astuto. If you are on Linux, you may instead install Docker Engine, Docker CLI and then install the [Docker Compose Plugin](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/).
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -59,10 +61,12 @@ volumes:
   dbdata:
 ```
 3. Edit the environment variables to fit your needs
-4. Run `docker-compose pull`
-5. Run `docker-compose up`
+4. Run `docker compose pull`
+5. Run `docker compose up`
 6. You should now have a running instance of Astuto on port 3000. A default user account has been created with credentials email: `admin@example.com`, password: `password`.
 
+**Note**: if you are on Linux and you encounter permission denied errors when running Docker commands, try to run them as administrator.
+
 ### GitHub repository (for development)
 
 **Note**: this installation method is suggested for developers and contributors. If you just want to deploy your Astuto instance or try it out, we recommend to follow the above DockerHub installation instructions.