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+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+set +e  # Continue on errors
+
+if [ -f "Gemfile" ]; then
+   echo "Installing Ruby Dependencies"
+   bundle install -j4 --retry 3
+fi
+
+export NODE_ENV=development
+if [ -f "yarn.lock" ]; then
+   echo "Installing Yarn Dependencies"
+   yarn
+else 
+   if [ -f "package.json" ]; then
+      echo "Installing NPM Dependencies"
+      npm install
+   fi
+fi
+
+COLOR_BLUE="\033[0;94m"
+COLOR_GREEN="\033[0;92m"
+COLOR_RESET="\033[0m"
+
+# Print useful output for user
+echo -e "${COLOR_BLUE}
+     %########%      
+     %###########%       ____                 _____                      
+         %#########%    |  _ \   ___ __   __ / ___/  ____    ____   ____ ___ 
+         %#########%    | | | | / _ \\\\\ \ / / \___ \ |  _ \  / _  | / __// _ \\
+     %#############%    | |_| |(  __/ \ V /  ____) )| |_) )( (_| |( (__(  __/
+     %#############%    |____/  \___|  \_/   \____/ |  __/  \__,_| \___\\\\\___|
+ %###############%                                  |_|
+ %###########%${COLOR_RESET}
+
+
+Welcome to your development container!
+
+This is how you can work with it:
+- Files will be synchronized between your local machine and this container
+- Some ports will be forwarded, so you can access this container via localhost
+- Run \`${COLOR_GREEN}devspace run start${COLOR_RESET}\` to start the application
+"
+
+# Set terminal prompt
+export PS1="\[${COLOR_BLUE}\]devspace\[${COLOR_RESET}\] ./\W \[${COLOR_BLUE}\]\\$\[${COLOR_RESET}\] "
+if [ -z "$BASH" ]; then export PS1="$ "; fi
+
+# Include project's bin/ folder in PATH
+export PATH="./bin:$PATH"
+
+# Open shell
+bash --norc