@@ -1235,6 +1235,12 @@ into the newly created volume.

 > The list is parsed as a JSON array, which means that

 > you must use double-quotes (") around words not single-quotes (').

+>**Note**: The host directory is, by its nature, host-dependent. For this

+>reason, you can't mount a host directory from `Dockerfile`, the `VOLUME`

+instruction does not support passing a `host-dir`, because built images

+>should be portable. A host directory wouldn't be available on all potential

+>hosts.

+

 ## USER

     USER daemon