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+# Sybase SQL Anywhere ©
+> Docker image to run an instance of SQL Anywhere database
+
+### How to use this image
+
+Run the demo instance that comes with the default instalation:
+
+```sh
+$ docker run -d jaschweder/sybase
+```
+This start a new instance, try connect to the `demo` database in the container and pass `dba` as user and `sql` as password
+
+### Start your own instance
+
+To start your own instance of database file you need to create a volume and pass the file as parameter, see bellow:
+```sh
+$ docker run -d -v /path/to/database/file/file.db:/srv/data -w /srv/data jaschweder/sybase /srv/data/file.db
+```
+
+### Author
+
+This repository is maintained by Jonathan A. Schweder <jonathanschweder@gmail.com>
+
+### Bugs
+
+Found any bug ? please, open an issue [in this page](https://github.com/jaschweder/docker-image-sybase/issues)