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-# <application name>
+# JIRA Data Center
+## jira-node
 
-Project template for all Iron Bank container repositories.
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+### Build and run image
+
+**1.** Build image
+
+	docker build -t <image_name> .
+
+**2.** Run image
+
+    docker run -t --name jira-cluster-node<node_number> --net=<network_name> -v <shared_drive>:/jira-shared-home -e JIRA_NODE_NAME=<node_name> <image_name>
+
+### Recommended resource requirements
+
+**1.** Min/max cpu
+
+	2/-
+
+**2.** Min/max memory
+
+	2g/-
+
+**3.** Storage min/max/limits
+
+	10gb/-/-
+
+**4.** How many storage volumes the application needs
+
+	1
+
+**5.** Max number of containers
+
+	n/a