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+IP=`curl icanhazip.com`
+IP=66.228.36.77
+SUBJECT="/C=US/ST=NY/O=Internet Widgits Pty Ltd/subjectAltName=IP:${IP}"
+
+.PHONY: certs
+certs: ; [ ! -d certs  ] && mkdir certs && cd certs && openssl req -x509 -batch -nodes -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout logstash-forwarder.key -out logstash-forwarder.crt
+
+.PHONY: build
+build: ; docker build --rm -t logstash .
+
+.PHONY: run
+run: ; docker run -d --link elasticsearch_server:elasticsearch -p 5043:5043 -p 514:514 -v `pwd`/certs:/opt/logstash/certs -v `pwd`/conf:/opt/logstash/conf --name logstash_server -i -t logstash
+
+.PHONY: stop
+stop: ; docker stop logstash_server 
+
+.PHONY: rmcontainer
+rmcontainer: ; docker rm logstash_server