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+CONTAINER_NAME 				= xos-sample-gui-extension
+CONTAINER_IMAGE_NAME 	= xosproject/$(CONTAINER_NAME)
+REDIS_HOST						= xos.dev
+
+run_container: build_container
+	docker run -p 4001:4000 --name $(CONTAINER_NAME) -d $(CONTAINER_IMAGE_NAME)
+
+build_container:
+	docker build -t $(CONTAINER_IMAGE_NAME) .
+
+onboard:
+	redis-cli -h $(REDIS_HOST) PUBLISH XOSComponent ''
+
+#onboard:
+#	redis-cli -h $(REDIS_HOST) PUBLISH Onboard '{"app": "$(CONTAINER_NAME)", "files": ["http://xos.dev:4001/spa/vendor.js", "http://xos.dev:4001/spa/app.js"]}'
+rm:
+	docker stop $(CONTAINER_NAME)
+	docker rm $(CONTAINER_NAME)
+
+rmi:
+	docker rmi $(CONTAINER_IMAGE_NAME)
+
+enter:
+	docker exec -it $(CONTAINER_NAME) bash