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+# An example ESP8266 application
+
+To build this application, follow these steps:
+
+1. Make sure you have Docker installed
+2. Clone whole mongoose repository on your machine:
+  ```sh
+  git clone https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose.git
+  ```
+3. Start command line or terminal, and go into the example's directory:
+  ```sh
+  cd mongoose/examples/esp8266
+  ```
+4. Run `make`. This invokes a Docker-based build. A firmware will be built
+  in the `src/build/` directory:
+  ```sh
+  make example
+  ```