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@@ -125,6 +125,11 @@ All freqtrade arguments will be available by running `docker-compose run --rm fr
 
 !!! Note "`docker-compose run --rm`"
     Including `--rm` will remove the container after completion, and is highly recommended for all modes except trading mode (running with `freqtrade trade` command).
+    
+!!! Note that "`docker-compose run --rm`" will require a compose file to be provided.
+Some freqtrade commands that don't require authentication such as `list-pairs` can be run with "`docker run --rm`" instead.
+For example `docker run --rm freqtradeorg/freqtrade:stable list-pairs --exchange binance --quote BTC --print-json`. 
+This can be useful for fetching exchange information to add to your `config.json` without affecting your running containers.
 
 #### Example: Download data with docker-compose