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 ## Setup
 
+Before you start, please make the clone based on the `canary` branch, since the `main` branch is the source of truth and should always reflect the latest stable release, also the PRs will be merged to the `canary` branch.
+
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/dokploy/dokploy.git
 cd dokploy