diff --git a/Dockerfile.new b/Dockerfile.new
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index 000000000..6e6db8d22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile.new
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+FROM jelastic/jetty:9.4.49-openjdk-1.8.0_352
+
+USER root
+
+ENV JAVA_OPTS="-Xmx2G"
+
+ENV CONTAINER_HTTP_PORT="8088"
+
+RUN mkdir -p /etc/hydra && mkdir -p /var/log/hydra && mkdir /ps-publish
+
+EXPOSE 8088
+
+COPY ps-publish/hydra-ingest* /ps-publish
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/ps-publish/bin/hydra-ingest"]
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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index 000000000..2977fdaa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Makefile for building and running Docker containers
+
+# Define variables
+DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME = hydra-publish-test
+DOCKERFILE = Dockerfile.new
+PORT_MAPPING = -p 8088:8088
+ENV_FILE = .env
+
+# Target to build the Docker image
+build:
+	mkdir ps-publish
+	sbt clean compile
+	sbt universal:packageBin
+	unzip ingest/target/universal/*.zip -d ps-publish
+	docker build -t $(DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME) -f $(DOCKERFILE) .
+
+# Target to run the Docker container
+run:
+	docker run -d $(PORT_MAPPING) --env-file $(ENV_FILE) --name ${DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME} $(DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME)
+
+# Target to stop and remove the Docker container
+stop:
+	docker stop $(DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME)
+	docker rm $(DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME)
+
+# Target to clean up all containers and images
+clean:
+	docker stop $(DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME) || true
+	docker rm $(DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME) || true
+	docker rmi $(DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME) || true
+	rm -rf ps-publish
+
+# Target to show available targets
+help:
+	@echo "Available targets:"
+	@echo "  build   - Build the Docker image"
+	@echo "  run     - Run the Docker container"
+	@echo "  stop    - Stop and remove the Docker container"
+	@echo "  clean   - Clean up all containers and images"
+	@echo "  help    - Show this help message"
+
+# By default, show the help message
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := help
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ca6e33d26..96555e247 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,53 +31,13 @@ sbt clean compile
 
 ## Docker
 
-### Services needed to run Hydra 
-- Kafka 2.0.0
-- Confluent Schema Registry 5.0.0
-- Zookeeper (3.x +)
+### Development Environment for Testing
+We have a development MSK and Schema Registry cluster running in the eplur-staging AWS account. Access to this cluster is only granted via IAM to the `exp_adapt_dvs_set` role.
 
-This documentation walks through setting up the core basic components of Hydra.
+To test your changes inside a docker container, use the Makefile to compile build and deploy to a local docker image.
 
-### Create a VirtualBox instance
-
-```
-docker-machine create --driver virtualbox --virtualbox-memory 6000 hydra
-```
-
-### Configure Terminal to attach to the new machine
-
-```
-docker-machine env hydra
-```
-
-### Create a Docker network
-
-```
-docker network create hydra
-```
-
-### Start Zookeeper
-
-Hydra uses Zookeeper as a coordination service to automate bootstrapping and joining a cluster.
-
-It is also used by Kafka and the Schema Registry.
-
-Since all services depend on Zookeeper being up, so we will start that first.  It is not always 
-needed to do this, but doing so avoids race conditions tht may happen across the different containers.
-
-```
-docker-compose up -d zookeeper
-```
-
-### Start Hydra
-
-```
-docker-compose up hydra
-```
-
-> You can also start each service separately.
-
-That should do it!
+### Requirements
+Create a .env file from the example.env, making sure to populate your AWS credentials in the .env file for access to the Dev MSK cluster. 
 
 # Checking if Hydra is Running
 
diff --git a/example.env b/example.env
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c4e11b11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example.env
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+LOG_DIR=log
+LOG_LEVEL=INFO
+AKKA_LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG
+HYDRA_V2_METADATA_CONTACT=#test-messages-thread
+HYDRA_REPLICATION_FACTOR=1
+KAFKA_BROKER_MIN_INSYNC_REPLICAS=1
+HYDRA_MIN_INSYNC_REPLICAS=1
+HYDRA_V2_METADATA_CONSUMER_GROUP=v2MetadataConsumer
+HYDRA_V2_CREATE_TOPICS_ENABLED=true
+HYDRA_V2_METADATA_CREATE_ON_STARTUP=true
+CONTAINER_HTTP_PORT=8088
+
+# Below are the environment variables that you will need for each of the resepctive sources of your Kafka data. Uncomment to use.
+## Get these credentials from AWS Identity Center under the exp_adapt_dvs_set role.
+AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=
+AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=
+AWS_SESSION_TOKEN=
+
+HYDRA_SCHEMA_REGISTRY_URL=https://dvs-dev-schema-registry.eplur-staging.vnerd.com:8081
+HYDRA_KAFKA_PRODUCER_BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS=b-1.isdvsdevblueuswest2.9ofx2d.c14.kafka.us-west-2.amazonaws.com:9098,b-2.isdvsdevblueuswest2.9ofx2d.c14.kafka.us-west-2.amazonaws.com:9098,b-3.isdvsdevblueuswest2.9ofx2d.c14.kafka.us-west-2.amazonaws.com:9098
+HYDRA_KAFKA_SECURITY_PROTOCOL=SASL_SSL
+HYDRA_KAFKA_SASL_MECHANISM=AWS_MSK_IAM
+HYDRA_KAFKA_SASL_JAAS_CONFIG=software.amazon.msk.auth.iam.IAMLoginModule required;
+HYDRA_KAFKA_SASL_CLIENT_CALLBACK_HANDLER_CLASS=software.amazon.msk.auth.iam.IAMClientCallbackHandler
+
+AKKA_HTTP_SERVER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT=35s
+INGEST_TIMEOUT=35000 millis
+
+HYDRA_SCHEMA_REGISTRY_USE_REDIS=false
+HYDRA_SCHEMA_REGISTRY_REDIS_HOST=localhost
+HYDRA_SCHEMA_REGISTRY_REDIS_PORT=6379
+HYDRA_SCHEMA_REGISTRY_REDIS_SSL=false
+HYDRA_SCHEMA_REGISTRY_REDIS_ID_CACHE_TTL=10080
+HYDRA_SCHEMA_REGISTRY_REDIS_SCHEMA_CACHE_TTL=11080
+HYDRA_SCHEMA_REGISTRY_REDIS_VERSION_CACHE_TTL=12080
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