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+#!/bin/bash -x
+
+CONTAINER_NAME=${1:-symposion_app}
+
+docker image build -f docker/Dockerfile -t ${CONTAINER_NAME} .
+docker container stop symposion
+docker container rm symposion
+docker container create --env-file docker/laptop-mode-env -p 28000:8000 --name symposion ${CONTAINER_NAME}
+docker container start symposion
+docker exec symposion ./manage.py migrate
+docker exec symposion ./manage.py loaddata ./fixtures/*.json
+docker exec symposion ./manage.py create_review_permissions
+docker exec -it symposion ./manage.py createsuperuser
+
+## The following sets up everything required for rego - tickets and
+## t-shirts and stuff. At this stage, it's not something we want.
+
+#docker exec symposion ./manage.py populate_inventory