diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+FROM ubuntu:14.04
+
+WORKDIR /
+
+RUN apt-get update
+# Install pip's dependency: setuptools:
+RUN apt-get install -y python python-dev python-distribute python-pip
+RUN pip install ansible
+
+ADD bootstrap/playbooks/celery.yaml /celery.yaml
+ADD solar /solar
+ADD solard /solard
+ADD resources /resources
+ADD templates /templates
+ADD run.sh /run.sh
+
+
+RUN apt-get install -y libffi-dev libssl-dev
+RUN pip install riak peewee
+RUN pip install -U setuptools>=17.1
+RUN cd /solar && python setup.py install
+RUN cd /solard && python setup.py install
+RUN ansible-playbook -v -i "localhost," -c local /celery.yaml --skip-tags slave
+
+CMD ["/run.sh"]
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# required for ease of development
+pushd /solar
+python setup.py develop
+popd
+
+pushd /solard
+python setup.py develop
+popd
+
+tail -f /var/run/celery/*.log