diff --git a/docker/fedora/source/base/Dockerfile b/docker/fedora/source/base/Dockerfile
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+FROM fedora:21
+MAINTAINER Kolla Project (https://launchpad.net/kolla)
+
+# This repository provides crux which permits idempotent operation of RDO
+RUN curl https://copr.fedoraproject.org/coprs/sdake/crux/repo/epel-7/sdake-crux-epel-7.repo -o \
+    /etc/yum.repos.d/sdake-crux-epel-7.repo
+
+# Dependencies required for building/installing source components
+RUN yum install -y \
+    crux \
+    gcc \
+    git \
+    libffi-devel \
+    libxml2-devel \
+    libxslt-devel \
+    mariadb \
+    mariadb-devel \
+    mysql-devel \
+    MySQL-python \
+    openldap-devel \
+    openssl \
+    openssl-devel \
+    postgresql \
+    postgresql-devel \
+    python-devel \
+    python-oslo-policy \
+    sqlite-devel \
+    tar \
+  && yum clean all
+
+
+# the only dependencies we need from RDO in the source builds are
+# python-pip, python-cliff for crux, and crudini,
+# all of which can be pulled from pypi.
+# also the older version of pip does not have support for wheels
+# we are installing from source pip is the important for
+# most dependency installations
+# https://bugs.launchpad.net/kolla/+bug/1476760
+RUN curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py \
+    && python get-pip.py \
+    && rm get-pip.py
+
+RUN pip install --upgrade \
+    cachetools \
+    crudini \
+    pip \
+    tox
+
+COPY service_hosts.sh kolla-common.sh /opt/kolla/
diff --git a/docker/fedora/source/base/build b/docker/fedora/source/base/build
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+../../../../tools/build-docker-image
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diff --git a/docker/fedora/source/base/kolla-common.sh b/docker/fedora/source/base/kolla-common.sh
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+++ b/docker/fedora/source/base/kolla-common.sh
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+../../../common/base/kolla-common.sh
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diff --git a/docker/fedora/source/base/service_hosts.sh b/docker/fedora/source/base/service_hosts.sh
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+../../../common/base/service_hosts.sh
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