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@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ ddev composer update
 ddev . drush -y site:install minimal --existing-config
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+Note: If you receive a `Permission denied (publickey).` error it means you need to copy your key into the DDEV container by running `ddev auth ssh`.
 
 ## Pull live content down for development