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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# FIXME we need to figure out WHY, but sometimes the pdnsmysql container
+# freezes until it initiates a network connection.
+# Since that container doesn't include ping, we have to initiate something
+# else that initiates a connection to the outside world.
+# The root cause is likely a bug in docker networking.
+docker exec pdnsmysql apt update