diff --git a/docker/example/Dockerfile b/docker/example/Dockerfile
index b94850c5..bc0a1e37 100644
--- a/docker/example/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/example/Dockerfile
@@ -93,15 +93,19 @@ RUN apk add --update flex bison
 # need to add www user manually
 RUN adduser -D -H -G www-data www-data
 
-RUN apk add --update openssl
-
-# nghttp2 dependencies
-RUN apk add --update nghttp2
+# openssl and nghttp2 dependencies
+RUN apk add --update openssl nghttp2
 
 # Expose https port for restconf
 EXPOSE 80/tcp
 EXPOSE 443/tcp
 
+# Add sshd
+RUN apk add --update openrc openssh
+RUN rc-update add sshd
+RUN rc-status
+RUN echo "Subsystem netconf /usr/local/bin/clixon_netconf" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+
 # Create clicon user and group
 RUN adduser -D -H clicon
 
diff --git a/docker/example/Makefile.in b/docker/example/Makefile.in
index fa3b27dc..ffbbbca8 100644
--- a/docker/example/Makefile.in
+++ b/docker/example/Makefile.in
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ distclean: clean
 docker: clixon Dockerfile
 	sudo docker build -t $(IMG) $(DOCKERFLAGS) .
 
+start: docker
+	./start.sh # kill (ignore error) and the start it
+
 push:
 	sudo docker push $(IMG)
 depend:
diff --git a/docker/example/README.md b/docker/example/README.md
index 58cc9561..90fb3723 100644
--- a/docker/example/README.md
+++ b/docker/example/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ This clixon example container uses native http.
 
 ## Build
 
-Perform the build by `make docker`. This copies the latest _committed_ clixon code into the container.
+Perform the build by:
+```
+  $ make docker
+```
+This copies the latest _committed_ clixon code into the container.
 
 ## Start
 
@@ -15,10 +19,15 @@ Start the container:
   $ ./start.sh 
 ```
 
-If you want to install your pre-existing pub rsa key in the container:
+If you want to install your pre-existing pub rsa key in the container, and change the name:
 
 ```
-  $ SSHKEY=true ./start.sh 
+  $ SSHKEY=true NAME=clixon-example22 ./start.sh 
+```
+
+You can combine make and start by:
+```
+  $ make start
 ```
 
 ## Run
diff --git a/docker/example/start.sh b/docker/example/start.sh
index 596b9a86..e6b07280 100755
--- a/docker/example/start.sh
+++ b/docker/example/start.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@
 # Debug: DBG=1 ./startup.sh
 # See also cleanup.sh
 
-# If tru also install your users pubkey
+# Name of container
+: ${NAME:=clixon-example}
+
+# If true also install your users pubkey
 : ${SSHKEY:=false}
 
 >&2 echo "Running script: $0"
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@
 sudo docker kill clixon-example 2> /dev/null # ignore errors
 
 # Start clixon-example backend
-sudo docker run --name clixon-example --rm -td clixon/clixon-example #|| err "Error starting clixon-example"
+sudo docker run --name ${NAME} --rm -td clixon/clixon-example #|| err "Error starting clixon-example"
 
 # Copy rsa pubkey 
 if $SSHKEY; then