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+---
+version: 1
+dependencies:
+  galaxy: requirements/collections_requirements.yml
+additional_build_steps:
+  prepend:
+    - RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip setuptools
+  append:
+    - COPY --from=quay.io/shanemcd/receptor /usr/bin/receptor /usr/bin/receptor
+    - RUN mkdir -m 0770 /var/run/receptor