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# Downloading a Dataset

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1. You must be a participant of the challenge to download the dataset.
2. The challenge must be started before the dataset can be downlaoded.
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A challenge on Dockship may provide a dataset for you to create your solution. In order to download the dataset follow these steps:

1. Goto to the challenge page
2. Click on the "**Download Dataset"** button and a prompt will open.
3. On the prompt, there are three ways to download a dataset
   1. Command Line
   2. In your Notebook
   3. Direct Download

You are free to use the type of Download Method.

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The download link is valid for 30 minutes only. If the link expires, follow the above steps again to generate a new link.
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