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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Set the following environment variables to deploy to Staging:
+# export CLUSTER_NAME: dpDashDevCluster
+# export TASK_NAME: dpDashDevTaskDefinition
+# export SERVICE_NAME: dpDashDevService
+
+AWS_ACCOUNT_ID=$(aws sts get-caller-identity --query "Account")
+
+docker build -t dpdash:latest .
+aws ecr get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin $AWS_ACCOUNT_ID.dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
+
+ECR_IMAGE=$AWS_ACCOUNT_ID.dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/dpdash:latest
+
+docker tag dpdash:latest $ECR_IMAGE
+docker push $ECR_IMAGE
+
+TASK_DEFINITION=$(aws ecs describe-task-definition --task-definition "$TASK_NAME" --region="us-east-1")
+NEW_TASK_DEFINITION=$(echo $TASK_DEFINITION | jq --arg IMAGE "$ECR_IMAGE" '.taskDefinition | .containerDefinitions[0].image = $IMAGE | del(.taskDefinitionArn) | del(.revision) | del(.status) | del(.requiresAttributes) | del(.compatibilities) | del(.registeredAt) | del(.registeredBy)')
+aws ecs register-task-definition --region "us-east-1" --cli-input-json "${NEW_TASK_DEFINITION}"
+aws ecs update-service --cluster "$CLUSTER_NAME" --service "$SERVICE_NAME" --task-definition "$TASK_NAME" --force-new-deployment