diff --git a/run.ps1 b/run.ps1
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+function Run-Embark {
+
+    function Assign-Value( [parameter( Mandatory = $false )] [string] $Var, $Default) {
+        begin{
+            if(-not ($Var)) {
+                $Var = $Default
+            }
+        }
+        process{
+            return $Var
+        }
+        end{}
+    }
+
+    $EMBARK_DOCKER_MOUNT_SOURCE = Assign-Value $Env:EMBARK_DOCKER_MOUNT_SOURCE $pwd
+    $EMBARK_DOCKER_MOUNT_TARGET = Assign-Value $Env:EMBARK_DOCKER_MOUNT_TARGET "/dapp"
+    $EMBARK_DOCKER_RUN = $Env:EMBARK_DOCKER_RUN
+    $EMBARK_DOCKER_IMAGE = Assign-Value $Env:EMBARK_DOCKER_IMAGE "statusim/embark"
+    $EMBARK_DOCKER_RUN_INTERACTIVE = Assign-Value $Env:EMBARK_DOCKER_RUN_INTERACTIVE $false
+    $EMBARK_DOCKER_RUN_OPTS_REPLACE = Assign-Value $Env:EMBARK_DOCKER_RUN_OPTS_REPLACE $false
+    $EMBARK_DOCKER_RUN_RM = Assign-Value $Env:EMBARK_DOCKER_RUN_RM $true
+    $EMBARK_DOCKER_TAG = Assign-Value $Env:EMBARK_DOCKER_TAG "latest"
+
+    $run_opts = @(
+        "-i",
+        "-t",
+        "-p",
+        "5001:5001",
+        "-p",
+        "8000:8000",
+        "-p",
+        "8080:8080",
+        "-p",
+        "8500:8500",
+        "-p",
+        "8545:8545",
+        "-p",
+        "8546:8546",
+        "-p",
+        "8555:8555",
+        "-p",
+        "8556:8556",
+        "-p",
+        "30301:30301/udp",
+        "-p",
+        "30303:30303",
+        "-v",
+        "${EMBARK_DOCKER_MOUNT_SOURCE}:${EMBARK_DOCKER_MOUNT_TARGET}"
+    )
+
+    foreach ($env_var in "LANG", "LANGUAGE", "LC_ALL", "TERM") {
+        if (Test-Path "Env:$env_var") {
+            $run_opts = $run_opts + "-e" + "$env_var"
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ($EMBARK_DOCKER_RUN_RM -eq $true) {
+        $run_opts = $run_opts + "--rm"
+    }
+
+    function Cleanup {
+        $retval = $lastexitcode
+        Remove-Item -Path Function:\Check-Docker
+        Remove-Item -Path Function:\Cleanup
+        return $retval
+    }
+
+    function Check-Docker () {
+        if (-not (Get-Command docker -errorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
+            "Error: the command \`docker\` must be in a path on \$PATH or aliased"
+            return 127
+        }
+    }
+
+    Check-Docker
+
+    $had_run_opts = $false
+    $_run_opts = @()
+    $_cmd = @()
+    $cmd = @()
+
+    $i = 1
+    while ($args[$i]) {
+        if ($args[$i] -eq "--") {
+            $had_run_opts = $true
+        }
+        else {
+            if ($had_run_opts -eq $true) {
+                $_cmd = $_cmd + $args[$i]
+            }
+            else {
+                $_run_opts = $_run_opts + $args[$i]
+            }
+        }
+        $i++
+    }
+
+    if ($had_run_opts -eq $true) {
+        $cmd = $_cmd
+        if ($EMBARK_DOCKER_RUN_OPTS_REPLACE -eq $true) {
+            $run_opts = $_run_opts
+        }
+        else {
+            $run_opts = $run_opts + $_run_opts
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        $cmd = $_run_opts
+    }
+
+    if (-not ($EMBARK_DOCKER_RUN)) {
+        switch ($cmd[0]) {
+            "-V" {}
+            "--version" {}
+            "-h" {}
+            "--help" {}
+            "new" {}
+            "demo" {}
+            "build" {}
+            "run" {}
+            "blockchain" {}
+            "simulator" {}
+            "test" {}
+            "reset" {}
+            "graph" {}
+            "upload" {}
+            "version" {
+                $cmd = "embark" + $cmd
+                break
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        $i_flag = ""
+        if ($EMBARK_DOCKER_RUN_INTERACTIVE = $true) {
+            $i_flag = "i"
+        }
+
+        $run_script = Get-Content $EMBARK_DOCKER_RUN
+        "${cmd}"
+        $run_script = "
+    exec bash -${i_flag}s `$(tty) ${cmd} << 'RUN'
+	__tty=`$1
+	shift
+	script=/tmp/run_embark_script
+	cat << 'SCRIPT' > `$script
+	$run_script
+	SCRIPT
+	chmod +x `$script
+	exec `$script `$@ < `$__tty
+	RUN
+        "
+        $cmd = ("bash", "-${i_flag}c", "$run_script")
+    }
+
+    $opts = @()
+
+    if ($cmd) {
+        $opts = $run_opts + "${EMBARK_DOCKER_IMAGE}:${EMBARK_DOCKER_TAG}" + $cmd
+    }
+    else {
+        $opts = $run_opts + "${EMBARK_DOCKER_IMAGE}:${EMBARK_DOCKER_TAG}"
+    }
+
+    docker run $opts
+
+    Cleanup
+}
+
+Run-Embark