add note about git needed for dockerfile based setup

Signed-off-by: nikki everett <[email protected]>
flyteorg · Dec 11, 2023 · c00f186 · c00f186
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diff --git a/docs/getting_started/creating_a_flyte_project.md b/docs/getting_started/creating_a_flyte_project.md
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ cd my_project
 git init
 ```
 
+```{note}
+If you are using a Dockerfile instead of ImageSpec, you will need to initialize a git repository and create at least one commit, since the commit hash is used to tag the image when it is built.
+```
+
 ### Run your workflow in a local Python environment
 
 To check that your Flyte project was set up correctly, run the workflow in a local Python environment: