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+#!/bin/bash
+
+platform="Linux" # Assumed
+uname=`uname`
+if [[ $uname == "Darwin" ]]; then
+	platform = "MacOS / OSX"
+elif [[ $uname == MINGW* ]]; then
+	platform = "Windows"
+fi
+echo "Using platform: $platform" 
+
+usage(){
+  echo "Usage: $0 <command>"
+  echo
+  echo "This program helps to manage the setup/teardown of the docker containers for running WebODM. We recommend that you read the full documentation of docker at https://docs.docker.com if you want to customize your setup."
+  echo 
+  echo "Command list:"
+  echo "	start		Start WebODM"
+  echo "	stop		Stop WebODM"
+  echo "	update		Update WebODM to the latest release"
+  echo "	rebuild		Rebuild all docker containers and perform cleanups"
+  exit
+}
+
+check_command(){
+	check_msg="\e[92m\e[1m OK\e[0m\e[39m"
+	hash $1 2>/dev/null || not_found=true 
+	if [[ $not_found ]]; then
+		check_msg="\e[91m can't find $1! Check that the program is installed before launching WebODM. $2\e[39m"
+	fi
+
+	echo -e "Checking for $1... $check_msg"
+	
+	if [[ $not_found ]]; then
+		exit 1
+	fi
+}
+
+environment_check(){
+	check_command "docker" "https://www.docker.com/"
+	check_command "git" "https://git-scm.com/downloads"
+	check_command "python" "https://www.python.org/downloads/"
+	check_command "pip" "Run \e[1msudo easy_setup pip\e[0m"
+	check_command "docker-compose" "Run \e[1mpip install docker-compose\e[0m"	
+}
+
+run(){
+	echo $1
+	$1
+	if [[ ! $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+		echo 
+		echo "Doh! The last command returned an error. This might be an issue. Would you be so kind as to report it here? https://github.com/OpenDroneMap/WebODM/issues"
+		exit
+	fi	
+}
+
+start(){
+	run "docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.nodeodm.yml up"
+}
+
+rebuild(){
+	run "docker-compose down"
+	run "rm -r node_modules/"
+	run "rm -r nodeodm/external/node-OpenDroneMap"
+	run "docker-compose build --no-cache"
+	echo "\e[1mDone!\e[0m You can now start WebODM by running ./$0 start"
+}
+
+if [[ $1 = "start" ]]; then
+	environment_check
+	echo "Starting WebODM..."
+	start
+elif [[ $1 = "stop" ]]; then
+	environment_check
+	echo "Stopping WebODM..."
+	docker-compose down
+elif [[ $1 = "rebuild" ]]; then
+	environment_check
+	echo  "Rebuilding WebODM..."
+	rebuild
+elif [[ $1 = "update" ]]; then
+	echo "Updating WebODM..."
+	git pull origin master
+	rebuild
+else
+	usage
+fi