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@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ Applications designed to help or simplify building **new** images
 - [DockerSlim](https://github.com/docker-slim/docker-slim) shrinks fat Docker images creating the smallest possible images.
 - [Dockly](https://github.com/swipely/dockly) - Dockly is a gem made to ease the pain of packaging an application in Docker by [@swipely](https://github.com/swipely/)
 - [dockramp](https://github.com/jlhawn/dockramp) :skull: - Proof of Concept: A Client Driven Docker Image Builder by [@jlhawn](https://github.com/jlhawn)
+- [essex](https://github.com/utensils/essex) - Boilerplate for Docker Based Projects: Essex is a CLI utility written in bash to quickly setup clean and consistent Docker projects with Makefile driven workflows. [@jamesbrink](https://github.com/jamesbrink)
 - [HPC Container Maker](https://github.com/NVIDIA/hpc-container-maker) - Generates Dockerfiles from a high level Python recipe, including building blocks for High-Performance Computing components by [@NVIDIA][nvidia]
 - [img](https://github.com/genuinetools/img) - Standalone, daemon-less, unprivileged Dockerfile and OCI compatible container image builder by [@genuinetools][genuinetools]
 - [kaniko](https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko) - Build Container Images In Kubernetes. By [@GoogleContainerTools][googlecontainertools]