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+** PLEASE ONLY USE THIS ISSUE TRACKER TO SUBMIT ISSUES WITH THE EXAMPLE VOTING APP **
+
+* If you have a bug working with Docker itself, not related to these labs, please file the bug on the [Docker repo](https://github.com/docker/docker) *
+* If you would like general support figuring out how to do something with Docker, please use the Docker Slack channel. If you're not on that channel, sign up for the [Docker Community](http://dockr.ly/MeetUp) and you'll get an invite. *
+* Or go to the [Docker Forums](https://forums.docker.com/) *
+
+Please provide the following information so we can assess the issue you're having
+
+**Which lab is it that you're having issues with?**
+
+<!--
+Title or URL of the lab
+-->
+**Description**
+
+<!--
+Briefly describe the problem you are having in a few paragraphs.
+-->
+
+**Steps to reproduce the issue, if relevant:**
+1.
+2.
+3.
+
+**Describe the results you received:**
+
+
+**Describe the results you expected:**
+
+
+**Additional information you deem important (e.g. issue happens only occasionally):**
+
+**Output of `docker version`:**
+
+```
+(paste your output here)
+```
+
+**Output of `docker info`:**
+
+```
+(paste your output here)
+```
+
+**Additional environment details (AWS, Docker for Mac, Docker for Windows, VirtualBox, physical, etc.):**