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+# An example of Legacy Application (CGI-BIN), containerized in OpenShift
+
+## Description
+
+This project is a proof work that shows how to containerize a legacy application
+based on CGI. 
+
+## How to deploy this app
+
+```sh
+oc new-app https://github.com/nmasse-itix/OpenShift-Welcome.git --name welcome --strategy=docker
+oc expose svc welcome
+```
+
+This app is based on the [Red Hat SCL HTTP 2.4 image](https://github.com/sclorg/rhscl-dockerfiles/blob/master/rhel7.httpd24/Dockerfile).
+
+