--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# ============LICENSE_START===============================================
+# Copyright (C) 2022 Nordix Foundation. All rights reserved.
+# ========================================================================
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# ============LICENSE_END=================================================
+#
+
+# Script to build and start the container
+# Make sure to run the simulator with the same arg as this script
+
+print_usage() {
+ echo "Usage: ./build_and_start.sh duplicate-check|ignore-duplicate kafka-srv|kafka-srv-secure|ignore-kafka-srv"
+ exit 1
+}
+
+if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
+ print_usage
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "duplicate-check" ]; then
+ DUP_CHECK=1
+elif [ $1 == "ignore-duplicate" ]; then
+ DUP_CHECK=0
+else
+ print_usage
+fi
+
+if [ $2 == "kafka-srv" ]; then
+ URL="http://localhost:7075"
+elif [ $2 == "kafka-srv-secure" ]; then
+ URL="https://localhost:7175"
+elif [ $2 == "ignore-kafka-srv" ]; then
+ URL=""
+else
+ print_usage
+fi
+
+URL_FLAG=""
+if [ ! -z "$URL" ]; then
+ URL_FLAG="-e KAFKA_DISPATCHER_URL=$URL"
+fi
+
+# Stop and remove container images if they run
+
+echo "Stopping A1 simulator image..."
+docker stop a1StdSimulator > /dev/null 2>&1
+docker rm -f a1StdSimulator > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+echo "Stopping kafka dispatcher server image..."
+docker stop kafkamessagedispatcher > /dev/null 2>&1
+docker rm -f kafkamessagedispatcher > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+# Initialize path variables for certificate and build operations
+
+dirstd2=$PWD
+
+cd ../../
+dirnrtsim=$PWD
+
+cd test/KAFKA_DISPATCHER/
+dirkafkasrv=$PWD
+
+# Build containers
+
+cd $dirnrtsim
+echo "Building A1 simulator image..."
+docker build -t a1test .
+
+if [ ! -z "$URL" ]; then
+ cd $dirkafkasrv
+ echo "Building kafka server image..."
+ docker build -t kafka_dispatcher .
+fi
+
+# Run containers
+
+# Runs kafka server in detached mode
+# In order to tail logs use:: docker logs -f kafkamessagedispatcher
+if [ ! -z "$URL" ]; then
+ docker run -d --network host --rm -it -p 7075:7075 -p 7175:7175 -e ALLOW_HTTP=true -e MSG_BROKER_URL=localhost:9092 -e KAFKA_TOPIC_RES=kafkatopicres -e TIME_OUT=30000 --volume "$dirkafkasrv/certificate:/usr/src/app/cert" --name kafkamessagedispatcher kafka_dispatcher
+fi
+
+# Runs A1 simulator
+docker run --network host --rm -it -p 8085:8085 -p 8185:8185 -e A1_VERSION=STD_2.0.0 -e ALLOW_HTTP=true -e REMOTE_HOSTS_LOGGING=1 -e DUPLICATE_CHECK=$DUP_CHECK $URL_FLAG --volume "$dirnrtsim/certificate:/usr/src/app/cert" --name a1StdSimulator a1test