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 ==== Integration tests
 
 You can run the integration tests that boot up via docker compose the necessary
-middleware during project building. To do that you need to run maven with the
-`integration` profile.
+middleware during project building. To do that you need to:
+
+Set up the DOCKER_HOST environment variable to point to your docker daemon
+
+----
+$ export DOCKER_HOST=tcp://127.0.0.1:2376
+----
+
+Run Maven with the `integration` profile.
 
 ----
 $ ./mvnw install -Pintegration