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 # Installation instructions
 
-At present, a standard installation process is not supported.
+At present, there is no supported standard installation process.
 
-To use, first make sure all necessary [dependencies](doc/DEPENDENCIES.md) are installed, and then [build the main ngen target with CMake](doc/BUILDS_AND_CMAKE.md).  Then run the executable, as described [here for basic use](README.md#usage) or [here for distributed execution](doc/DISTRIBUTED_PROCESSING.md#examples).
+---
+
+## Building and running with docker:
+
+The quickest way to build and run NGEN is to follow what we do for our [model run testing](./docker/CENTOS_NGEN_RUN.dockerfile):
+
+First we make a new directory:
+`mkdir ngen && cd ngen`
+
+Then clone the github repository:
+`git clone https://github.com/NOAA-OWP/ngen.git`
+
+Then we can build with docker:
+`docker build . --file ./docker/CENTOS_NGEN_RUN.dockerfile --tag localbuild/ngen:latest`
+
+## Building manually:
+
+**Install the Linux required packages (package names shown for Centos 8.4.2105):**
+
+`
+yum install tar git gcc-c++ gcc make cmake python38 python38-devel python38-numpy bzip2 udunits2-devel texinfo
+`
+
+**Make a directory to contain all the NGEN items:**
+
+`
+mkdir ngen && cd ngen
+`
+
+
+**Download the Boost Libraries:**
+
+`
+curl -L -O https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/release/1.72.0/source/boost_1_72_0.tar.bz2 \
+    && tar -xjf boost_1_72_0.tar.bz2 \
+    && rm boost_1_72_0.tar.bz2
+`
+
+**Set the ENV for Boost and C compiler:**
+
+`
+set BOOST_ROOT="/boost_1_72_0"
+`
+`
+set CXX=/usr/bin/g++
+`
+
+**Get the git submodules:**
+
+`
+git submodule update --init --recursive -- test/googletest 
+`
+`
+git submodule update --init --recursive -- extern/pybind11
+`
+
+**Build NGEN using cmake:**
+
+`
+cmake -B /ngen -S . &&
+cmake --build . --target ngen
+`
+
+**Running the Model:**
+`
+./ngen data/catchment_data.geojson "" data/nexus_data.geojson "" data/example_realization_config.json
+`
+
+---
+
+**Further information on each step:**
+
+Make sure all necessary [dependencies](doc/DEPENDENCIES.md) are installed, and then [build the main ngen target with CMake](doc/BUILDS_AND_CMAKE.md).  Then run the executable, as described [here for basic use](README.md#usage) or [here for distributed execution](doc/DISTRIBUTED_PROCESSING.md#examples).