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 More info at https://blog.docker.com/2015/11/docker-toolbox-compose/
 
+Architecture
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+* A Python webapp which lets you vote between two options
+* A Redis queue which collects new votes
+* A Java worker which consumes votes and stores them in…
+* A Postgres database backed by a Docker volume
+* A Node.js webapp which shows the results of the voting in real time
 
 Running
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