diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+unset run_embark_docker
+
+run_embark_docker () {
+    local oldopts=""
+    case $- in
+        *e*) oldopts="set -e";;
+        *) oldopts="set +e";;
+    esac
+    if [[ $(shopt -po history) = "set -o history" ]]; then
+        oldopts="$oldopts; set -o history"
+    fi
+    set +e
+    set +o history
+
+    local txtbld=$(tput bold)
+    local txtrst=$(tput sgr0)
+
+    local bldcyn=${txtbld}$(tput setaf 6)
+    local bldred=${txtbld}$(tput setaf 1)
+    local bldylw=${txtbld}$(tput setaf 3)
+
+    local ERROR=${bldred}ERROR${txtrst}
+    local INFO=${bldcyn}INFO${txtrst}
+    local WARNING=${bldylw}WARNING${txtrst}
+
+    check_bash_version () {
+        if [[ $BASH_VERSINFO -lt 4 ]]; then
+            echo "$ERROR: this script requires Bash version >= 4.0"
+            return 1
+        fi
+    }
+
+    check_bash_version
+
+    if [[ $? = 1 ]]; then
+        unset check_bash_version
+        eval "$oldopts"
+        if [[ "$0" != "$BASH_SOURCE" ]]; then
+            return 1
+        else
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    check_docker () {
+        if ! type docker &> /dev/null; then
+            echo "$ERROR: the command \`docker\` must be in a path on \$PATH or aliased"
+            return 127
+        fi
+    }
+
+    check_docker
+
+    if [[ $? = 127 ]]; then
+        unset check_bash_version
+        unset check_docker
+        eval "$oldopts"
+        if [[ "$0" != "$BASH_SOURCE" ]]; then
+            return 127
+        else
+            exit 127
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    local EMBARK_DOCKER_TAG="${EMBARK_DOCKER_TAG:-latest}"
+    local EMBARK_DOCKER_MOUNT_DIR="${EMBARK_DOCKER_MOUNT_DIR:-$(pwd)}"
+
+    docker run \
+           -it \
+           -p 5001:5001 \
+           -p 8000:8000 \
+           -p 8080:8080 \
+           -p 8500:8500 \
+           -p 8545:8545 \
+           -p 8546:8546 \
+           -p 8555:8555 \
+           -p 30301:30301/udp \
+           -p 30303:30303 \
+           -v "$EMBARK_DOCKER_MOUNT_DIR":/dapp \
+           statusim/embark:"$EMBARK_DOCKER_TAG" \
+           "$@"
+
+    local docker_exit_status=$?
+
+    unset check_bash_version
+    unset check_docker
+    eval "$oldopts"
+
+    if [[ $docker_exit_status != 0 ]]; then
+        if [[ "$0" != "$BASH_SOURCE" ]]; then
+            return $docker_exit_status
+        else
+            exit $docker_exit_status
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+if [[ "$0" = "$BASH_SOURCE" ]]; then
+    run_embark_docker "$@"
+fi