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 # ldapdock
 
-configurable container running LDAP
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+configurable container running LDAP
+
+most important steps
+
+build ldapdock
+```
+> docker build -t ldapdock /path/to/dockerfile
+```
+
+after build, check the docker image has been created properly with the given TAG
+```
+> docker images
+REPOSITORY    TAG       IMAGE ID       CREATED       SIZE
+ldapdock      latest    0e4a1521b346   6 hours ago   138MB
+```
+
+run into the container for the first time to check the LDAP server
+```
+> docker run -i -t ldapdock /bin/bash
+```
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