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 ## Pure-Docker Sourcegraph cluster deployment reference
 
+> ⚠️ **Deprecation Notice:** The pure-Docker deployment method is planned for deprecation.
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 What if your organization wants a multi-machine deployment without using Kubernetes?
 What if you use a different container management platform, for example?
 Anyone using a container management platform other than Kubernetes (Netflix's [Titus](https://netflix.github.io/titus/), Apache's [Mesos](http://mesos.apache.org/documentation/latest/docker-containerizer/), etc.) can use our [Pure-Docker Sourcegraph cluster deployment reference](./pure-docker/README.md) to deploy Sourcegraph.
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 # Pure-Docker Sourcegraph cluster deployment reference
 
+> ⚠️ **Deprecation Notice:** The pure-Docker deployment method is planned for deprecation.
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 ## Deploying
 
 First clone the repository, then: