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+#
+# This Docker stackfile deploys a Voltha CLI container along with one backup.
+#
+# The stackfile assumes that overlay network 'voltha_net' has already been
+# created. To deploy the stack, issue the command:
+#
+#     docker stack deploy -c docker-compose-cli.yml cli
+#
+
+version: "3"
+services:
+  cli:
+    image: "${REGISTRY}voltha/cli:${TAG:-latest}"
+    logging:
+      driver: "json-file"
+      options:
+        max-size: "10m"
+        max-file: 3
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 2
+    environment:
+      DOCKER_HOST_IP: "${DOCKER_HOST_IP}"
+    entrypoint:
+      - /cli/cli/setup.sh
+      - -C consul:8500
+      - -g voltha:50555
+      - -s voltha:18880
+      - -G
+    networks:
+      - voltha-net
+    ports:
+      - "5022:22"
+      
+networks:
+  voltha-net:
+    external:
+      name: voltha_net
+