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+.github
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+Dockerfile
+dockerfiles/LICENSE
+dockerfiles/README.md
+dockerfiles/user-mapping.sh
+docs
+install/pialert_install.sh
+install/pialert_install_no_webserver.sh
+install/pialert_patch_DB.sh
+install/pialert_uninstall.sh
+install/pialert_update.sh
+LICENSE.txt
+README.md
+tar