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+#! /bin/sh
+
+DATA=$1
+PORT=$2
+TAG=mlproj
+
+if [ $# -eq 3 ]; then
+	if [ "$3" = "--build" ]; then
+		# Build the docker container
+		docker build -t $TAG .build
+	fi
+fi
+
+
+# Run the docker container. Add additional -v if
+# you need to mount more volumes into the container
+# Also, make sure to edit the ports to fix your needs.
+docker run -d --gpus all -it -p $PORT:8888 -v $(pwd):/home/jovyan/work		\
+	-v $DATA:/home/jovyan/data -e GRANT_SUDO=yes -e JUPYTER_ENABLE_LAB=yes	\
+	--restart always --name $TAG $TAG
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