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+#!/bin/bash
+
+#  ============LICENSE_START===============================================
+#  Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation. All rights reserved.
+#  ========================================================================
+#  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#  limitations under the License.
+#  ============LICENSE_END=================================================
+#
+
+#Builds the mrstub container and starts it in interactive mode
+
+docker build -t mrstub .
+
+docker run -it -p 3905:3905 mrstub