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 ### Using interval and range variables
 It's possible to use some [global built-in variables](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/reference/templating/#global-built-in-variables) in the `Resolution` field.
 Currently, only `$__range` and `$__interval` are supported.
+## Testing
+### Running on docker for development and testing
+It's possible to use the `docker-compose.yml` file in this repo to quickly install this plugin in a new instance of Grafana for development in testing.
+
+First, create a named volume so settings and dashboards will persist across container launches:
+
+```
+  $ docker volume create grafana-data-lgp 
+```
+
+Next, run docker compose: `docker compose up` -- the plugin now will be able to be installed on the Grafana instance that runs on `localhost:3000`
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+version: "3"
+services:
+  grafana:
+    image: grafana/grafana-enterprise:7.5.13
+    container_name: grafana
+    ports:
+      - 3000:3000
+    environment:
+      - GF_ALLOW_LOADING_UNSIGNED_PLUGINS=grafana-lightstep-datasource,grafana-lightstep-graph,lightstep-app
+      - GF_LOG_LEVEL=debug
+      - GF_DEFAULT_APP_MODE=development
+    volumes:
+      - grafana-data-lgp:/var/lib/grafana
+      - ./dist:/var/lib/grafana/plugins/lightstep-app
+
+volumes:
+  grafana-data-lgp:
+    external: true
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