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+# RancherOS
+
+It's containers all the way down!  Everything is powered by Docker (I mean everything).
+
+## Building
+
+    ./build.sh
+
+## Running
+
+KVM, VirtualBox, and VMware all supported.  Just boot from the `rancheros.iso`
+
+## Commands
+
+*docker* -- Good old Docker, you that to run stuff.
+*system-docker* -- The docker instance running the system containers