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 # new-monitoring-experiment
 
 https://pad.autonomic.zone/lyCDVQbaSpusOtIZXHzHMA?view#2022-03-17-monitoring-co-hack
+
+## hacking
+
+We're deploying stuff by hand for now while we hack away on experimental things.
+
+```
+set -a && source .env.sample && set +a
+docker context use $yourremotecontext
+docker stack deploy -c compose.yml $yourstackname
+```