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-* Build the watchdog app which outputs fwatchdog
-
-* Copy fwatchdog to the directory of each function you want to build.
-
-* Create a service for each function:
-
-```
-# docker build -t catservice .
-# docker service rm catservice ; docker service create --network=functions --name catservice catservice
-```
-
-* Consume it like this:
-
-```
-# curl -X POST -d @$HOME/.ssh/id_rsa.pub -H "X-Function: catservice" localhost:8080/
-ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2....
-```