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+release_dashboard
+=================
+
+dashboard for:
+
+* build releases: [build app](../build)
+* docker images:
+  we can trigger the proper jenkins job to rebuild Dockerfiles at any ``DOCKER_PROJECTS``
+* hotfixes: triggers the proper jenkins job for ``PROJECTS``
+* gerrit: info related to tags needed for hotfixes
+
+There's some [javascript logic](release_dashboard/static/release_dashboard/js)