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+# Cosmos Cloud
+WARNING: A database is set up by the UI using a volume instead of a bind mount,
+so this setup is ***not*** self-contained.
+
+Host mode networking needs to be explicitly enabled in Docker Desktop on macOS.
+
+Newer docker compose versions will complain about the version directive, but it is kept for backwards compatibility.