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+# Air-Gapped Elastic Documentation #
+
+## Build the container ##
+
+1. Go [here](https://github.com/elastic/docs). Read the docs if desired.
+2. Clone the repo:
+
+    ```bash
+    git clone https://github.com/elastic/docs.git
+    ```
+
+3. navigate to air_gapped:
+
+    ```bash
+    cd docs/air_gapped
+    ```
+
+4. Build the latest container:
+
+    ```bash
+    # ensure the build script is executable
+    chmod +x build.sh
+
+    # Build the container with latest docs
+    source build.sh
+    ```
+
+    * Test, if desired:
+
+        ```bash
+        # ensure the test script is executable
+        chmod +x test.sh
+
+        # Quick and dirty build+run combo
+        source test.sh
+        ```
+
+## How to run ##
+
+1. Standard `docker run`:
+
+    ```bash
+    # Vanilla Docker - run prebuilt image
+    docker run --rm --name elastic-docs --publish 8000:8000/tcp -d docker.elastic.co/docs-private/air_gapped
+    ```
+
+2. Docker-compose:
+
+    ```bash
+    docker-compose up -d
+    ```
+
+## How to Stop ##
+
+1. If `docker run` used:
+
+    ```bash
+    docker stop elastic-docs
+    ```
+
+2. If `docker-compose`:
+
+    ```bash
+    docker-compose down
+    ```
+
+3. Visit [localhost:8000](localhost:8000), and enjoy...
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+---
+version: "3.7"
+
+services:
+  # Run build.sh first to build latest image from source
+  elastic-docs:
+    container_name: elastic-docs
+    image: docker.elastic.co/docs-private/air_gapped:latest
+    ports:
+      - 8000:8000/tcp