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 All necessary images should be downloaded automatically and the service should be started in the background.
 
+## Template deployment
+When starting a new instance from the template branch, you need to add your own `server.jar` file to the root of the folder for docker to start the server.
+
 ## Minecraft update
 When an update is release by Mojang, the `jar` file must be updated and further configuration might be necessary to keep server optimization and quality of life improvements.