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DOCKER.md

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+Docker Guide  
+=======================  
+Included in this repo are the tools to run a containerized Opentrons robot stack in docker.
+
+This includes the `robot-server` connected to the hardware emulation application. The emulation application includes the Smoothie and magnetic, temperature, and thermocycler modules.
+
+Requirements
+------------------
+- A clone of this repo.
+- An installation [docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/)
+- An installation of [docker-compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/)
+
+How to use
+--------------
+Start a terminal and change directory to the root of this repo.
+
+1) Build
+Enter ```docker-compose build --force-rm``` at the terminal.
+
+2) Run
+Enter ```docker-compose up```  at the terminal.  *The build and run stages can be  combined  ```docker-compose up --build```.*
+
+3) Start the Opentrons application. The docker container will appear as `dev`. Connect and run just as you would on a robot.
+
+Known Issues
+---
+- Pipettes cannot be changed at run time.
+- Pipettes are fixed as `p20_multi_v2.0` on the left mount and `p20_single_v2.0` on the right.