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Ok, you know Docker. And since you are a Java developer you want to know how you can use this in your daily development workflow. You probably also heard about *the* [docker-maven-plugin][1] which seamlessly creates Docker images, starts and stops Docker containers and more all with a concise configuration syntax. 

And now there is this new goal `docker:watch`.
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We developers are lazy, right ? We want our code to compile fast, we want the servers to start up fast. And we want to test changes quickly. That's why we love [OSGi][2] and [JRebel][3]. And we want this for Docker containers, too. 

Good news. [docker-maven-plugin][4] will support hot rebuild of Docker images and hot restart of containers with a new Maven goal `docker:watch`. It will be released with version 0.12.1. For the brave coder 0.12.1-SNAPSHOT is already out there, the documentation can be found [here][5].

But before losing more words, here's a live sneak preview.

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[1]:	https://github.com/rhuss/docker-maven-plugin
[2]:	http://www.osgi.org/Main/HomePage
[3]:	http://zeroturnaround.com/software/jrebel/
[4]:	https://github.com/rhuss/docker-maven-plugin
[5]:	https://github.com/rhuss/docker-maven-plugin/blob/integration/doc/manual.md#dockerwatch
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