verify and add docker building instruction (NVIDIA#3236)

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ahmetgunduz · Nov 23, 2021 · 05316d4 · 05316d4
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diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
@@ -178,6 +178,11 @@ Megatron GPT training requires NVIDIA Apex to be installed.
 
 Docker containers:
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+To build a nemo container with Dockerfile from a branch, please run 
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+    DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build -f Dockerfile -t nemo:latest .
+
 
 If you chose to work with main branch, we recommend using NVIDIA's PyTorch container version 21.11-py3 and then installing from GitHub.
 

diff --git a/docs/source/starthere/intro.rst b/docs/source/starthere/intro.rst
@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@ Use this installation mode if you are contributing to NeMo.
 
 Docker containers
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+To build a nemo container with Dockerfile from a branch,  please run 
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+    DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build -f Dockerfile -t nemo:latest.
+
+
 If you chose to work with the ``main`` branch, we recommend using `NVIDIA's PyTorch container version 21.05-py3 <https://ngc.nvidia.com/containers/nvidia:pytorch/tags>`_, then install from GitHub.
 
 .. code-block:: bash