From 503f3cb6d775394eb3b3f85dc32a2c40b0206c4d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Owen Williams <owen.williams@grafana.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:22:36 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] docs: clarify docker build instruction (#16319)

Make it explicit that the make docker command is not intended for local builds.

Signed-off-by: Owen Williams <owen.williams@grafana.com>
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 README.md | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a027328e20..26262734c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ always, be extra careful when loading third party code.
 
 ### 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
@@ -140,6 +139,9 @@ make npm_licenses
 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