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+docker-cyanogenmod
+==================
+
+Create a [Docker] based environment to build [CyanogenMod].
+
+This Dockerfile will create a docker container which is based on Ubuntu 12.04.
+It will install the "repo" utility and any other build dependencies which are required to compile CyanogenMod.
+
+The main working directory is a shared folder on the host system, so the Docker container will can be removed at any time.
+
+**NOTE:** Remember that CyanogenMod is a huge project. It will consume a large amount of disk space (~80 GB) and it can easily take hours to build.
+
+### How to build
+
+```
+git clone https://github.com/stucki/docker-cyanogenmod.git
+cd docker-cyanogenmod
+./build.sh
+```
+
+### How to run
+
+```
+cd docker-cyanogenmod
+./run.sh
+```
+
+The container uses "screen" to run the shell. This means that you will be able to open additional shells using [screen keyboard shortcuts][Screen_Shortcuts].
+
+### How to build CyanogenMod for your device
+
+```
+repo init -u git://github.com/CyanogenMod/android.git -b cm-11.0
+repo sync
+source build/envsetup.sh
+breakfast <device codename>   # example: breakfast grouper
+brunch <device codename>      # example: brunch grouper
+```
+
+### Links
+
+For further information, check the following links:
+
+* [CyanogenMod Building Basics][Cyanogenmod_Building_Basics]
+* [Learning to Build CyanogenMod][Learning_to_Build_CM]
+* [Build Instructions for Google Nexus 5][CyanogenMod_Build_Nexus5] (example device, search the wiki for other devices)
+
+==================
+
+[Docker]:                      https://www.docker.io/
+[CyanogenMod]:                 http://www.cyanogenmod.org/
+[Screen_Shortcuts]:            http://www.pixelbeat.org/lkdb/screen.html
+[CyanogenMod_Building_Basics]: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Doc:_Building_Basics
+[Learning_to_Build_CM]:        http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Development#Learning_To_Build_CM
+[CyanogenMod_Build_Nexus5]:    http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Build_for_hammerhead
+