diff --git a/dev_core_start_deploy.sh.sample b/dev_core_start_deploy.sh.sample
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2009-2018. Authors: see NOTICE file.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+# Create server SSH keys if needed
+SERVER_SSHKEYS_FILE="$SERVER_SSHKEYS_PATH/id_rsa"
+if [ ! -e $SERVER_SSHKEYS_FILE ]
+then
+    apt-get install -y ssh-keygen
+    ssh-keygen -t rsa -N "" -C $CORE_URL -f $SERVER_SSHKEYS_FILE
+fi
+
+
+# ----- MEMCACHED -----
+docker create --name memcached \
+--restart=unless-stopped \
+$MEMCACHED_NAMESPACE/memcached:$MEMCACHED_VERSION > /dev/null
+
+docker cp $PWD/configs/memcached/memcached.conf memcached:/etc/memcached.conf
+docker start memcached
+
+
+# ----- RABBITMQ -----
+docker create --name rabbitmq \
+-p 5672:5672 -p 15672:15672 \
+-e RABBITMQ_PASS=$RABBITMQ_PASSWORD \
+--restart=unless-stopped \
+$RABBITMQ_NAMESPACE/rabbitmq:$RABBITMQ_VERSION > /dev/null
+
+docker start rabbitmq
+
+
+# ----- POSTGRESQL ------
+docker volume create --name postgis_data > /dev/null
+docker run -d -m 8g -p 5432:5432 --name postgresql -v postgis_data:/var/lib/postgresql \
+--restart=unless-stopped \
+$POSTGIS_NAMESPACE/postgis:$POSTGIS_VERSION > /dev/null
+
+
+# ----- MONGODB -----
+docker volume create --name mongodb_data > /dev/null
+docker run -d -p 27017:27017 -p 28017:28017 --name mongodb -v mongodb_data:/data/db \
+--restart=unless-stopped \
+$MONGODB_NAMESPACE/mongodb:$MONGODB_VERSION > /dev/null
+
+
+# ----- BACKUP POSTGRESQL -----
+if [ $BACKUP_BOOL = true ]
+then
+	# create backup docker
+	docker run -d --name backup_postgis --link postgresql:db -v $BACKUP_PATH/postgis:/backup --restart=unless-stopped \
+	-e SENDER_EMAIL=$SENDER_EMAIL \
+	-e SENDER_EMAIL_PASS=$SENDER_EMAIL_PASS \
+	-e SENDER_EMAIL_SMTP_HOST=$SENDER_EMAIL_SMTP_HOST \
+	-e SENDER_EMAIL_SMTP_PORT=$SENDER_EMAIL_SMTP_PORT \
+	-e RECEIVER_EMAIL=$RECEIVER_EMAIL \
+	-e SGBD='postgres' \
+	-e DATABASE='docker' \
+	-e USER='docker' \
+	-e PASSWD='docker' \
+	$BACKUP_NAMESPACE/backup:$BACKUP_VERSION > /dev/null
+fi
+
+
+# ----- BACKUP MONGODB -----
+if [ $BACKUP_BOOL = true ]
+then
+	docker run -d --name backup_mongo --link mongodb:db -v $BACKUP_PATH/mongo:/backup --restart=unless-stopped \
+	-e SGBD='mongodb' \
+	-e SENDER_EMAIL=$SENDER_EMAIL \
+	-e SENDER_EMAIL_PASS=$SENDER_EMAIL_PASS \
+	-e SENDER_EMAIL_SMTP_HOST=$SENDER_EMAIL_SMTP_HOST \
+	-e SENDER_EMAIL_SMTP_PORT=$SENDER_EMAIL_SMTP_PORT \
+	-e RECEIVER_EMAIL=$RECEIVER_EMAIL \
+	$BACKUP_NAMESPACE/backup:$BACKUP_VERSION > /dev/null
+fi
+
+# ----- RETRIEVAL -----
+docker create --name retrieval \
+-v $RETRIEVAL_PATH:/data/thumb \
+-e RETRIEVAL_ENGINE=$RETRIEVAL_ENGINE \
+-e RETRIEVAL_PASSWORD=$RETRIEVAL_PASSWORD \
+--restart=unless-stopped \
+$RETRIEVAL_NAMESPACE/retrieval:$RETRIEVAL_VERSION > /dev/null
+
+docker cp $PWD/hosts/retrieval/addHosts.sh retrieval:/tmp/addHosts.sh
+docker start retrieval
+
+
+# ----- IIP JP2 -----
+docker create --name iipJP2 \
+--link memcached:memcached \
+-v $IMS_STORAGE_PATH:$IMS_STORAGE_PATH \
+--privileged \
+-e NB_IIP_PROCESS=$NB_IIP_PROCESS \
+--restart=unless-stopped \
+$IIPJP2_NAMESPACE/iip-jp2000:$IIPJP2_VERSION > /dev/null
+
+docker cp $PWD/configs/iipJP2/nginx.conf.sample iipJP2:/tmp/nginx.conf.sample
+docker start iipJP2
+
+
+# ----- IIP CYTO -----
+docker create --name iipCyto \
+--link memcached:memcached \
+-v $IMS_STORAGE_PATH:$IMS_STORAGE_PATH \
+--privileged \
+-e NB_IIP_PROCESS=$NB_IIP_PROCESS \
+--restart=unless-stopped \
+$IIPCYTO_NAMESPACE/iip-cyto:$IIPCYTO_VERSION > /dev/null
+
+docker cp $PWD/configs/iipCyto/nginx.conf.sample iipCyto:/tmp/nginx.conf.sample
+docker cp $PWD/configs/iipCyto/iip-configuration.sh iipCyto:/tmp/iip-configuration.sh
+docker start iipCyto
+
+
+# ----- BIOFORMAT -----
+docker create --name bioformat \
+-v $IMS_STORAGE_PATH:$IMS_STORAGE_PATH \
+-e BIOFORMAT_PORT=$BIOFORMAT_PORT \
+--restart=unless-stopped \
+$BIOFORMAT_NAMESPACE/bioformat:$BIOFORMAT_VERSION > /dev/null
+
+docker start bioformat
+
+
+# ----- IMS -----
+docker create --name ims \
+--link bioformat:bioformat \
+-e IMS_STORAGE_PATH=$IMS_STORAGE_PATH \
+-e FAST_DATA_PATH=$FAST_DATA_PATH \
+-v $IMS_STORAGE_PATH:$IMS_STORAGE_PATH \
+-v $IMS_BUFFER_PATH:/tmp/uploaded \
+-v $FAST_DATA_PATH:$FAST_DATA_PATH \
+--restart=unless-stopped \
+$IMS_NAMESPACE/ims:$IMS_VERSION > /dev/null
+
+docker cp $PWD/configs/ims/imageserverconfig.properties ims:/usr/share/tomcat7/.grails/imageserverconfig.properties
+docker cp $PWD/hosts/ims/addHosts.sh ims:/tmp/addHosts.sh
+docker start ims
+
+
+# ----- IRIS -----
+docker volume create --name iris_data > /dev/null
+docker create --name iris \
+-v iris_data:/var/lib/tomcat7/db \
+--restart=unless-stopped \
+$IRIS_NAMESPACE/iris:$IRIS_VERSION > /dev/null
+
+docker cp $PWD/configs/iris/iris-config.groovy iris:/usr/share/tomcat7/.grails/iris-config.groovy
+docker cp $PWD/configs/iris/iris-production-config.groovy iris:/usr/share/tomcat7/.grails/iris-production-config.groovy
+docker cp $PWD/hosts/iris/addHosts.sh iris:/tmp/addHosts.sh
+docker start iris
+
+
+# ----- NGINX -----
+docker create --name nginx \
+--link iris:iris \
+--link ims:ims \
+--link retrieval:retrieval \
+--link iipCyto:iipCyto \
+--link iipJP2:iipJP2 \
+-v $IMS_BUFFER_PATH:/tmp/uploaded \
+-p 80:80 \
+--restart=unless-stopped \
+$NGINX_NAMESPACE/nginx:$NGINX_VERSION > /dev/null
+
+docker cp $PWD/configs/nginx/nginxDevCore.conf nginx:/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
+docker start nginx
+
+
+# ----- SLURM -----
+docker volume create --name slurm_data > /dev/null
+docker create --name slurm -t -h cytomine-slurm \
+--privileged \
+-v slurm_data:/var/lib/mysql \
+-v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime \
+-v $SERVER_SSHKEYS_PATH:$SERVER_SSHKEYS_PATH \
+-v $SOFTWARE_DOCKER_IMAGES_PATH:$SOFTWARE_DOCKER_IMAGES_PATH \
+-e SERVER_SSHKEYS_FILE=$SERVER_SSHKEYS_FILE \
+-p 10022:22 \
+--restart=unless-stopped \
+$SLURM_NAMESPACE/slurm:$SLURM_VERSION > /dev/null
+
+docker cp $PWD/hosts/slurm/addHosts.sh slurm:/tmp/addHosts.sh
+docker start slurm
+
+
+# ----- SOFTWARE ROUTER -----
+docker create --name software_router \
+--link rabbitmq:rabbitmq \
+--link slurm:slurm \
+--privileged \
+-v $SOFTWARE_CODE_PATH:$SOFTWARE_CODE_PATH \
+-v $SOFTWARE_DOCKER_IMAGES_PATH:$SOFTWARE_DOCKER_IMAGES_PATH \
+-v $JOBS_PATH:$JOBS_PATH \
+-v $SERVER_SSHKEYS_PATH:$SERVER_SSHKEYS_PATH \
+--restart=unless-stopped \
+-p 22 \
+$SOFTWAREROUTER_NAMESPACE/software_router:$SOFTWAREROUTER_VERSION > /dev/null
+
+docker cp $PWD/hosts/software_router/addHosts.sh software_router:/tmp/addHosts.sh
+docker cp $PWD/configs/software_router/config.groovy software_router:/opt/config.groovy
+docker cp $PWD/configs/software_router/log4j.properties software_router:/opt/log4j.properties
+docker start software_router
diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
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--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-FILES=(configs/core/cytomineconfig.groovy configs/ims/imageserverconfig.properties configs/iipCyto/nginx.conf.sample configs/iipCyto/iip-configuration.sh.sample configs/iipJP2/nginx.conf.sample configs/iris/iris-config.groovy configs/iris/iris-production-config.groovy configs/nginx/nginx.conf configs/nginx/nginxDevCore.conf configs/nginx/nginxDevIMS.conf configs/software_router/config.groovy start_deploy.sh hosts/core/addHosts.sh hosts/ims/addHosts.sh hosts/retrieval/addHosts.sh hosts/iris/addHosts.sh hosts/software_router/addHosts.sh hosts/slurm/addHosts.sh)
+FILES=(configs/core/cytomineconfig.groovy configs/ims/imageserverconfig.properties configs/iipCyto/nginx.conf.sample configs/iipCyto/iip-configuration.sh configs/iipJP2/nginx.conf.sample configs/iris/iris-config.groovy configs/iris/iris-production-config.groovy configs/nginx/nginx.conf configs/nginx/nginxDevCore.conf configs/nginx/nginxDevIMS.conf configs/software_router/config.groovy start_deploy.sh dev_core_start_deploy.sh hosts/core/addHosts.sh hosts/ims/addHosts.sh hosts/retrieval/addHosts.sh hosts/iris/addHosts.sh hosts/software_router/addHosts.sh hosts/slurm/addHosts.sh)
 
 #get all the config values.
 . ./configuration.sh