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+packages:
+  yum:
+    docker: []
+
+commands:
+  01_start_docker_service:
+    command: "sudo service docker start"
+    ignoreErrors: false
+
+  02_pull_mysql_image:
+    command: "sudo docker pull mysql:8.0"
+    ignoreErrors: false
+
+  03_run_mysql_container:
+    command: |
+      sudo docker run -d \
+      --name=mysql80 \
+      -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=ddingdong \
+      -e MYSQL_DATABASE=ddingdong_test \
+      -e MYSQL_USER=myuser \
+      -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=ddingdong\
+      -p 3306:3306 \
+      mysql:8.0
+    ignoreErrors: false