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@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ These steps are for Google Cloud, but can also be used for Amazon AWS, and other
 2. Open the SSH terminal - Google offers SSH via the website.
 3. Run sudo apt-get update
 4. Run sudo apt-get upgrade
-5. Run sudo apt-get install docker-compose
+5. Install [docker-compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/). Do not install via apt for 24.04 onward.
 6. Run sudo apt-get install python-pip
 7. Run git clone https://github.com/OpenDroneMap/WebODM --config core.autocrlf=input --depth 1
 8. cd WebODM (Linux is case sensitive)