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Expand Up @@ -35,6 +35,21 @@ Usage: ./build.sh {version_of_XCP_ng}
... where {version_of_XCP_ng} is a 'x.y' version such as 8.0.
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## Adding custom files

In some cases, you may want to include additional files in the build
environment - for example, a custom repository configuration.

Suppose you have `/tmp/xcpng-users.repo` and you want it to be available
as a YUM repository in the container. You can do this by adding the
following line to your Dockerfile:
```
COPY /tmp/xcpng-users.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/
```

This approach is useful when you want to enable extra repositories during
the build or runtime, especially when using `run.py` to manage repositories.

## Using the container

Use the `run.py` script. It accepts a variety of parameters allowing for different uses:
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