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@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ The goal of this project is to setup a minimal kubernetes environment for deploy
 
 Pocket is based on [(Linux) containers](https://docker.io), [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io) and [KIND](https://kind.sigs.k8s.io).
 
+## Security
+
+Pocket exposes most of its services on the host to the outside network. It should only be run in a protected environment where it is safe to expose these services!
+
 ## Installation
 
 ### Requirements
@@ -20,13 +24,13 @@ Utilities:
 - `jq`
 - `sed`
 
-You must also have a functional [`docker` installation](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/) that can download container images from the internet.
+You must also have a functional [`docker` server installation](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/#server) that can download container images from the internet.
 
-On CentOS/SL/Alma9, as root:
-```
- $ [yum|dnf] -y install docker-ce
- $ systemctl enable docker
- $ systemctl start docker
+On Alma/CentOS/SL:
+```bash
+sudo [yum|dnf] -y install docker-ce
+sudo systemctl enable docker
+sudo systemctl start docker
 ```
 
 ## Setup
@@ -38,29 +42,50 @@ git clone https://github.com/DUNE-DAQ/pocket.git
 cd pocket
 make help
 ```
-## create pocketdune cluster
+
+Select the workflow you desire from the output of `make help`.  Odds are it is `make recreate-pocketdune-cluster`.
+
+### local storage
+
+This setup will use `./local` to store your persistant disks. You can replace this directory with a symbolic link to another location before you run the `make` commands - but not after.
+
+## Test your system
+
+Check that your system has the required utilities installed and working:
 
 ```bash
-make create-pocketdune-cluster
+make test-shell-utils
 ```
 
-## setup your path
+## Create pocketdune cluster
+
+Now you can create a pocketdune cluster on your system:
 
+```bash
+make create-pocketdune-cluster
 ```
+
+This will also provide some output to help you quickly deploy content into the new cluster.
+
+## Setup your PATH
+
+As a part of the create process a handful of utilities will be downloaded.  You'll need these in your `$PATH` to use them.
+
+```bash
 eval $(make env)
 ```
 
-Select the workflow you desire from the output of `make help`.  Odds are it is `make recreate-pocketdune-cluster`.
-
-The utilities this workflow installs can be added to your `$PATH` via `eval $(make env)`.
+## Cleanup pocketdune cluster
 
-### Security
+Once you are done with the cluster, you can remove it with:
 
-Pocket exposes most of its services on the host to the outside network. It should only be run in a protected environment where it is safe to expose these services!
+```bash
+make remove-pocketdune-cluster
+```
 
 ## Deployment
 
-Once you have created the kind cluster via this project, you should be able to select your deployment target from `daq-kube`. See that repo for instructions
+Once you have created the kind cluster via this project, you should be able to select your deployment target from `daq-kube`. See that [repo](https://github.com/DUNE-DAQ/daq-kube) for instructions.
 
 If you recieve:
 
@@ -69,7 +94,3 @@ If you recieve:
 ```
 
 You should first `cd daq-kube`.
-
-### local storage
-
-This setup will use `./local` to store your persistant disks. You can replace this directory with a symbolic link to another location.