I hope this small open-source SDK I built for the competition will make life a little bit easier for those who are struggling with docker. https://github.com/aaalgo/ryu It provides - A unified interface to test algorithms on host and in docker (running on your host). - Automation of model submission, with some git integration. - A more flexible mechanism to send back a small directory of log files. Disclaimer: the software is not fully tested; I'm still waiting for my test cases to pass through the evaluation cycle from the DREAM server. So trying this software means being a guinea pig; only run it in a testing environment where data loss is not lethal. You are more than welcome to feedback ideas and pull requests. Have fun!