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@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ If you happen to have Docker installed, you can start a local dockerized Jupyter
 
 ```bash
 # Navigate to your local clone of this repo
-cd path/to/example-profile
+#  Note: Adjust this path to your local environment
+WORKDIR=/home/stv0g/example-profile
+
+cd ${WORKDIR}
 
 # Login to the RWTH GitLab Docker registry
 #  (required for pulling the base image)
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ docker login registry.git.rwth-aachen.de
 docker build --tag jupyter-example-profile .
 
 # Run the Docker image
-docker run --name='jupyter-example-profile' --rm --interactive --tty --publish 8888:8888 --volume ${HOME}:/home/jovyan jupyter-example-profile
+docker run --name='jupyter-example-profile' --rm --interactive --tty --publish 8888:8888 --volume ${WORKDIR}:/home/jovyan jupyter-example-profile
 ```
 
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