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 ### Building the Docker image
 
-The `make docker` target is designed for use in our CI system.
 You can build a docker image locally with the following commands:
 
 ```bash
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 make common-docker-amd64
 ```
 
+The `make docker` target is intended only for use in our CI system and will not
+produce a fully working image when run locally.
+
 ## Using Prometheus as a Go Library
 
 ### Remote Write