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252docker</span> <span class="pre">compose</span></code></a></li> 253<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="docker#build-and-run-an-envoy-image-with-docker">Build and run an Envoy image with Docker</a></li> 254<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="docker#root-filesystem-permissions-for-running-envoy-in-containers">Root filesystem permissions for running Envoy in containers</a></li> 255<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="docker#permissions-for-running-envoy-in-containers-as-a-non-root-user">Permissions for running Envoy in containers as a non-root user</a></li> 256</ul> 257</li> 258<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="building">Building</a><ul> 259<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="building#linux-mac-target-requirements">Linux/Mac Target Requirements</a></li> 260<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="building#windows-target-requirements">Windows Target Requirements</a></li> 261<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="building#detailed-instructions">Detailed instructions</a></li> 262<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="building#modifying-envoy">Modifying Envoy</a></li> 263</ul> 264</li> 265</ul> 266</div> 267</section> 268 269 270 </div> 271 </div> 272 <footer><div class="rst-footer-buttons" role="navigation" aria-label="Footer"> 273 <a href="../intro/deprecated" class="btn btn-neutral float-left" title="Deprecated" accesskey="p" rel="prev"><span class="fa fa-arrow-circle-left" aria-hidden="true"></span> Previous</a> 274 <a href="install" class="btn btn-neutral float-right" title="Installing Envoy" accesskey="n" rel="next">Next <span class="fa fa-arrow-circle-right" aria-hidden="true"></span></a> 275 </div> 276 277 <hr/> 278 279 <div role="contentinfo"> 280 <p>© Copyright 2016-2026, Envoy Project Authors.</p> 281 </div> 282 283 Built with <a href="https://www.sphinx-doc.org/">Sphinx</a> using a 284 <a href="https://github.com/readthedocs/sphinx_rtd_theme">theme</a> 285 provided by <a href="https://readthedocs.org">Read the Docs</a>. 286 287 288</footer> 289 </div> 290 </div> 291 292 <aside class="envoy-page-toc" aria-labelledby="envoy-page-toc-title"> 293 <div class="envoy-page-toc-title" id="envoy-page-toc-title">On this page</div> 294 <ul> 295<li><a class="reference internal" href="#">Getting Started</a></li> 296</ul> 297 298 </aside> 299 300 </div> 301 302 </div> 303 </section> 304 </div> 305
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