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+# Single Container Installation and Upgrade 
+
+The following install instructions are for single-container installs of Mattermost using Docker for exploring product functionality and upgrading to newer versions.
+
+Local Machine Setup (Docker)
+-----------------------------
+
+### Mac OSX ###
+
+1. Install Boot2Docker using instructions at: http://docs.docker.com/installation/mac/  
+    1. Start Boot2Docker from the command line and run: `boot2docker init eval “$(boot2docker shellinit)”`  
+2. Get your Docker IP address with: `boot2docker ip`
+3. Use `sudo nano /etc/hosts` to add `<Docker IP> dockerhost` to your /etc/hosts file 
+4. Run: `boot2docker shellinit` and copy the export statements to your ~/.bash\_profile by running `sudo nano ~/.bash_profile`. Then run: `source ~/.bash_profile`
+5. Run: `docker run --name mattermost-dev -d --publish 8065:80 mattermost/platform`
+6. When docker is done fetching the image, open http://dockerhost:8065/ in your browser.
+
+### Ubuntu ###
+1. Follow the instructions at https://docs.docker.com/installation/ubuntulinux/ or use the summary below:
+
+	``` bash
+	sudo apt-get update
+	sudo apt-get install wget
+	wget -qO- https://get.docker.com/ | sh
+	sudo usermod -aG docker <username>
+	sudo service docker start
+	newgrp docker
+	```
+
+2. Start docker container:
+
+	``` bash
+	docker run --name mattermost-dev -d --publish 8065:80 mattermost/platform
+	```
+
+3. When docker is done fetching the image, open http://localhost:8065/ in your browser.
+
+### Arch ###
+1. Install Docker using the following commands:
+
+	``` bash
+	pacman -S docker
+	systemctl enable docker.service
+	systemctl start docker.service
+	gpasswd -a <username> docker
+	newgrp docker
+	```
+
+2. Start Docker container:
+
+	``` bash
+	docker run --name mattermost-dev -d --publish 8065:80 mattermost/platform
+	```
+
+3. When Docker is done fetching the image, open http://localhost:8065/ in your browser.
+
+### Additional Notes ###
+- If you want to work with the latest master from the repository (i.e. not a stable release) you can run the cmd:  
+
+	``` bash
+    docker run --name mattermost-dev -d --publish 8065:80 mattermost/platform:dev
+    ```
+
+- Instructions on how to update your Docker image are found below. 
+
+- If you wish to remove mattermost-dev use:   
+
+	``` bash
+	docker stop mattermost-dev
+	docker rm -v mattermost-dev
+    ```
+
+- If you wish to gain access to a shell on the container use:  
+
+	``` bash
+	docker exec -ti mattermost-dev /bin/bash
+    ```
+
+## Configuration Settings
+
+There are a few configuration settings you might want to adjust when setting up your instance of Mattermost. You can edit them in [config/config.json](config/config.json) or [docker/0.6/config_docker.json](docker/0.6/config_docker.json) if you're running a Docker instance.
+
+* *EmailSettings*:*ByPassEmail* - If this is set to true, then users on the system will not need to verify their email addresses when signing up. In addition, no emails will ever be sent.  
+* *ServiceSettings*:*UseLocalStorage* - If this is set to true, then your Mattermost server will store uploaded files in the storage directory specified by *StorageDirectory*. *StorageDirectory* must be set if *UseLocalStorage* is set to true.  
+* *ServiceSettings*:*StorageDirectory* - The file path where files will be stored locally if *UseLocalStorage* is set to true. The operating system user that is running the Mattermost application must have read and write privileges to this directory.  
+* *AWSSettings*:*S3*\* - If *UseLocalStorage* is set to false, and the S3 settings are configured here, then Mattermost will store files in the provided S3 bucket.
+
+### (Recommended) Enable Email 
+
+The default single-container Docker instance for Mattermost is designed for product evaluation, and sets `ByPassEmail=true` so the product can run without enabling email, when doing so maybe difficult. 
+	
+To see the product's full functionality, [enabling SMTP email is recommended](doc/config/smtp-email-setup.md).
+
+## Upgrading Mattermost 
+
+### Docker ###
+To upgrade your Docker image to a preview of the latest stable release (NOTE: this will erase all data in the Docker container, including the database):
+
+1. Stop your Docker container by running: 
+
+    ``` bash
+    docker stop mattermost-dev
+    ```
+2. Delete your Docker container by running:
+
+    ``` bash
+    docker rm mattermost-dev
+    ```
+3. Update your Docker image by running:
+
+    ``` bash
+    docker pull mattermost/platform
+    ```
+4. Start your Docker container by running:
+
+    ``` bash
+    docker run --name mattermost-dev -d --publish 8065:80 mattermost/platform
+    ```
+
+To upgrade to the latest development build on master from the repository replace `mattermost/platform` with `mattermost/platform:dev` in the instructions 3) and 4) above.