diff --git a/libexec/push-prod-container.sh b/libexec/push-prod-container.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+docker build -t vcs.otl-hga.net/nicole/seagull-game --target app .
+docker push vcs.otl-hga.net/nicole/seagull-game
+echo "settling dust ..."
+sleep 2
+
+aws ecs update-service \
+    --cluster "arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:850912941082:cluster/SeagullProd" \
+    --service seagull-fargate-svc --force-new-deployment
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diff --git a/libexec/start-test-container.sh b/libexec/start-test-container.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+docker build -t localhost/nicole/seagull-game --target dev .
+echo "build complete. starting container ..."
+docker run --rm -p 80:80 localhost/nicole/seagull-game
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