diff --git a/scripts/rancher-update.sh b/scripts/rancher-update.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+show_help() {
+    echo "Usage: docker_publish.sh"
+    echo ""
+    echo "--access_key rancher access key"
+    echo "--secret_key rancher secret key"
+    echo "--url rancher_url"
+    echo "--environment_name service name to replace in rancher"
+    echo "--image image to gater and load in the service, example:  docker:alfresco/demo-shell:latest"
+}
+
+access_key(){
+ ACCESSKEY=$1
+}
+
+secret_key(){
+ SECRETKEY=$1
+}
+
+url(){
+ RANCHERURL=$1
+}
+
+environment_name(){
+ ENVIRONMENTNAME=$1
+}
+
+image_name(){
+ IMAGE=$1
+}
+
+while [[ $1 == -* ]]; do
+    case "$1" in
+      -h|--help|-\?) show_help; exit 0;;
+      --access_key)  access_key $2; shift 2;;
+      --secret_key)  secret_key $2; shift 2;;
+      --url)  url $2; shift 2;;
+      --environment_name)  environment_name $2; shift 2;;
+      --image)  image_name $2; shift 2;;
+      -*) echo "invalid option: $1" 1>&2; show_help; exit 1;;
+    esac
+done
+
+docker pull etlweather/gaucho:alpine
+
+docker=$(which docker)
+
+echo "getting the  id"
+
+ENVIRONMENTID=$($docker run --rm -e CATTLE_ACCESS_KEY=$ACCESSKEY \
+                    -e CATTLE_SECRET_KEY=$SECRETKEY \
+                    -e CATTLE_URL=$RANCHERURL  \
+                    etlweather/gaucho:alpine id_of $ENVIRONMENTNAME)
+
+echo "id retrieved! is ${environment_id}"
+
+$docker run --rm -e CATTLE_ACCESS_KEY=$ACCESSKEY \
+                 -e CATTLE_SECRET_KEY=$SECRETKEY \
+                 -e CATTLE_URL=$RANCHERURL  \
+                 etlweather/gaucho:alpine upgrade $ENVIRONMENTID --imageUuid $IMAGE --auto_complete true --timeout 600