diff --git a/docker-build b/docker-build
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# generate random UUID for new SUV
+# thanks https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34328759
+SUV_ID=$(hexdump -vn8 -e'2/4 "%08x" 1 "\n"' /dev/urandom)
+SUV_NAME=i-0$SUV_ID
+
+# build the image (i.e. 'mocha suv init' )
+docker build -t mocha-httpd -f mocha-suv/docker/Dockerfile .
+
+# initiate a container (i.e. 'mocha suv up i-0...' )
+docker run --name $SUV_NAME -d --net mocha-docker -it mocha-httpd # -p 8000:80 mocha-httpd
+
+echo "waiting for network to settle..."
+sleep 3
+
+docker inspect $SUV_NAME
diff --git a/mocha-suv/docker/Dockerfile b/mocha-suv/docker/Dockerfile
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+FROM httpd
+
+RUN apt update && apt upgrade && apt install -y php php-mbstring php-curl php-xml pwgen
+RUN rm /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/index.html
+
+COPY mocha-php/mocha-php/src/mocha-php /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/
+