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+#IMPORT
+import os, sys
+
+#FILE_READ
+with open("../nginx-site-template.conf", "r") as f:
+    template = f.read().replace("#serverNameVar", f"{sys.argv[1]}").replace("#http://127.0.0.1:8080/", f"#ip_address")
+
+#FILE_WRITE
+with open("/etc/nginx/sites-available/#service.conf", "w") as f:
+    f.write(template)
+
+#GENERATE_NGINX
+# depreceated, TODO: replace with os.subprocess
+os.system("sh ../nginx-ensite.sh #service")
+
+#START_CONTAINER
+os.system("sh launch-docker.sh")
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