diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4383ab0..2dde9ba 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
     * Re-enable docker hub builds
     * removed need for remote app-store (for now)
     * removed syslog loging will be done by stores
+    * new UI and Android app
 
 ## [0.1.2]
 ### Changed
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
     * moved the container manager into it own repo me-box/databox-cm
     * Removed some modules and implemented mod clean to reduce container manager image size
     * Docker Network API issue - when creating network first time. Fixed #29
+    * Integrated the graphical SDK
 
 ## [0.1.1] 2017-04-05
 ### Changed
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 58bd516..e539b18 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,21 @@ To stop databox and clean up use ./stopDatabox.sh
 
 ## Development
 
+### Get Started with the Graphical SDK
+
+The graphical SDK will allow you to quickly build and test simple databox apps. To start the sdk run:
+
+	./startDatabox.sh sdk
+
+The SDK web UI is available at http://127.0.0.1:8086
+
+To stop the SDK run: 
+
+	./stopDatabox.sh sdk
+
+
+### Develop system components and custom drivers
+
 To develop on the platform and core components you can run 
 
 	./startDatabox.sh dev
diff --git a/docker-databox-sdk.yaml b/docker-databox-sdk.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5523689
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-databox-sdk.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+version: '3.1'
+
+services:
+  redis:
+    image:
+      tlodge/databox-redis
+    ports:
+      - "6379"
+
+  mongo:
+    image:
+      tlodge/mongo
+    ports:
+      - "27017"
+    command:
+      /usr/bin/mongod --dbpath /data/mongo --smallfiles
+
+  app-server:
+    image:
+      tlodge/databox-app-server
+    ports:
+      - "8091"
+    links:
+      - mongo
+    command:
+      /root/start.sh
+    
+
+  mock-datasource:
+    image:
+      tlodge/databox-datasource-mock
+    command:
+      /root/start.sh
+
+  databox-sdk:
+    image:
+      tlodge/databox-sdk
+    links:
+      - redis
+      - mongo
+    ports:
+      - "8086:8086"
+    volumes:
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+      - ${HOSTMOUNT}/sdk:/usr/src/app/conf
+    command:
+      node index.js
+
+  databox-test-server:
+    image:
+      tlodge/databox-test-server
+    links:
+      - redis
+      - mongo
+    ports:
+      - "9090:9090"
+      - "8435"
+    command:
+      node index.js
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diff --git a/sdk/donotdelete.txt b/sdk/donotdelete.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/startDatabox.sh b/startDatabox.sh
index 7fefaee..3b9b110 100755
--- a/startDatabox.sh
+++ b/startDatabox.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+if [ "$1" == "sdk" ]
+then
+    export HOSTMOUNT=$(pwd -P)
+    docker stack deploy -c docker-databox-sdk.yaml sdk
+    exit 0
+fi
+
 docker node ls > /dev/null
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]
 then
@@ -37,14 +44,6 @@ else
   export DATABOX_DEV="0"
 fi
 
-if [ "$1" == "sdk" ]
-then
-    #enable SDK mode
-    export DATABOX_SDK="1"
-else 
-    export DATABOX_SDK="0"
-fi
-
 ARCH=$(uname -m)
 
 if [ "$ARCH" == 'armv7l' ]
diff --git a/stopDatabox.sh b/stopDatabox.sh
index ed1bfdb..c66b5e2 100755
--- a/stopDatabox.sh
+++ b/stopDatabox.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+
+if [ "$1" == "sdk" ]
+then
+    export HOSTMOUNT=$(pwd -P)
+    docker stack rm databox sdk
+    echo "waiting ....."
+    sleep 10 #give docker some time to remove the networks etc
+    exit 0
+fi
+
 docker stack rm databox
 
 echo "waiting ....."