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@@ -159,11 +159,9 @@ Firstly, make sure that you're located in the root directory of goSDN.
 `goSDN` provides a `Makefile` for all common use cases.
 
 ```sh
-# build the application files for goSDN, cSBI orchestrator, gosdnc (CLI).
-make build
+# build the application files for goSDN, cSBI orchestrator (currently not in use), gosdnc (CLI).
 
-# build the Dockerfiles for goSDN, cSBI orchestrator, gosdnc (CLI).
-make containerize-all
+make build
 ```
 
 Depending on how you want to use the controller, you might need to edit the example config files and provide the path to this or a new config file.
@@ -188,6 +186,14 @@ If you want to use the [playground](#playground) you have to make sure you
 have [containerlab](https://containerlab.dev/install/) installed on your
 system.
 
+It is possible to build all the docker containers using the following command from the root directory of the project:
+```sh
+# build the Docker containers for goSDN, cSBI orchestrator (currently not in use), gosdnc (CLI) as well as some of the provided example applications.
+make containerize-all
+```
+
+Note that this command is included as a step when using any of the following enviroments like the playgrounds, labs etc. and therefore can be skipped.
+
 ### Playground
 
 With the help of [containerlab](https://containerlab.dev/) we provide simple test environments to play around with.