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+# ShibbIdP_ConfigBuilder_Container
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+This container runs the configBuilder script and generates a Shibb IdP config for TIER releases.
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+The config is written to /output in the container, which users should bind-mount to a directory of their choosing.
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+The result is a zipfile with a Shibb IdP/Tomcat config.