diff --git a/simple-app-task-def.json b/simple-app-task-def.json
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--- a/simple-app-task-def.json
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-{
-    "family": "console-sample-app",
-    "volumes": [
-        {
-            "name": "my-vol",
-            "host": {}
-        }
-    ],
-    "containerDefinitions": [
-        {
-            "environment": [],
-            "name": "simple-app",
-            "image": "amazon/amazon-ecs-sample",
-            "cpu": 10,
-            "memory": 500,
-            "portMappings": [
-                {
-                    "containerPort": 80,
-                    "hostPort": 80
-                }
-            ],
-            "mountPoints": [
-                {
-                    "sourceVolume": "my-vol",
-                    "containerPath": "/var/www/my-vol"
-                }
-            ],
-            "entryPoint": [
-                "/usr/sbin/apache2",
-                "-D",
-                "FOREGROUND"
-            ],
-            "essential": true
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "busybox",
-            "image": "busybox",
-            "cpu": 10,
-            "memory": 500,
-            "volumesFrom": [
-            {
-              "sourceContainer": "simple-app"
-            }
-            ],
-            "entryPoint": [
-                "sh",
-                "-c"
-            ],
-            "command": [
-                "/bin/sh -c \"while true; do /bin/date > /var/www/my-vol/date; sleep 1; done\""
-            ],
-            "essential": false
-        }
-    ]
-}