--- /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 "
+ exit 1
+}
+
+if [ $# -ge 1 ]; then
+ print_usage
+fi
+
+echo "Building external server image..."
+cd ../EXT_SRV/
+
+#Build the image
+docker build -t external_server .
+
+docker stop externalserversimulator > /dev/null 2>&1
+docker rm -f externalserversimulator > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+echo "Starting external server for A1 simulator callouts..."
+echo "PWD path: "$PWD
+
+#Run the container in interactive mode, unsecure port 8085, secure port 8185
+docker run --rm -it -p 8085:8085 -p 8185:8185 -e ALLOW_HTTP=true --volume "$PWD/certificate:/usr/src/app/cert" --name externalserversimulator external_server