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+# Setting up a production machine
+
+To get the docker stack up and running, we use the following, on an Ubuntu 16.10 machine.
+
+## 1. Install Docker
+
+Install Docker itself, as described in the
+   [Docker CE for Ubuntu manual](https://store.docker.com/editions/community/docker-ce-server-ubuntu?tab=description):
+
+    curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | apt-key add -
+    add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
+        $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
+    apt-get update
+    apt-get install docker-ce
+
+## 2. Configure Docker to use "overlay"
+
+Configure Docker to use "overlay" instead of "aufs" for the images. This prevents
+[segfaults in auplink](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aufs-tools/+bug/1442568).
+
+1. Set `DOCKER_OPTS="-s overlay"` in `/etc/defaults/docker`
+2. Edit the `[Service]` section of `/lib/systemd/system/docker.service`:
+    1. Add `EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/docker`
+    2. Append ` $DOCKER_OPTS` to the `ExecStart` line
+3. Run `systemctl daemon-reload`
+4. Remove all your containers and images.
+5. Restart Docker: `systemctl restart docker`
+
+## 3. Pull the Blender Cloud docker image
+
+`docker pull armadillica/blender_cloud:latest-py36`
+
+## 4. Get docker-compose + our repositories
+
+See the [Quick setup](../README.md) on how to get those. Then run:
+
+    cd /data/git/blender-cloud/docker
+    docker-compose up -d
+
+## 5. Set up TLS
+
+Place TLS certificates in `/data/certs/{cloud,cloudapi}.blender.org.pem`.
+They should contain (in order) the private key, the host certificate, and the
+CA certificate.
+
+## 6. Create a local config
+
+Blender Cloud expects a file `/data/git/blender_cloud/config_local.py` to exist,
+with machine-local configuration overrides.