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 To setup a development machine to update the API protobufs, first run the `./setup-dev.sh` script
 to install the correct version of protobufs on your system and get the protobuild binary.
+
+## Building the API Project
+
+```bash
+> make
+```
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+/*
+	Copyright (c) 2019 Docker Inc.
+
+	Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
+	obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
+	files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
+	restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy,
+	modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+	of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+	furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+	The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+	included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+	THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+	EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
+	INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+	FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+	IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
+	HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+	DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
+	WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+	TORT OR OTHERWISE,
+	ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH
+	THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+package v1