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 ## How to setup (Podman Rootless)
 
+_You don't need to replicate backslashes followed by line breaks. They mean "Ignore the next line break" and are only used for better readability. `a \<line break> b \<line break> c` is the same as `a b c`._
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 ### 0. Requirements
 
 - A decent CPU