diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4facd8028..4aba3f805 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -54,4 +54,11 @@ shell:
 	@ if [ "${${*}}" = "" ]; then \
 		echo "Environment variable $* not set"; \
 		exit 1; \
-	fi
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+	fi
+
+exercises:
+	$(RUNNER) exercises
+.PHONY: exercises
+
+exercises-sh:
+	$(RUNNER) --entrypoint "" exercises bash
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 67ad77be5..67416a03e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -38,3 +38,9 @@ services:
       - AWS_DEFAULT_REGION
     entrypoint:
       - bash
+  exercises:
+    image: devopsacademyau/reviewer:latest
+    volumes:
+      - ${PWD}:/da
+    environment:
+      - GH_USER
diff --git a/exercises/Dockerfile b/exercises/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6425cf04c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercises/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+FROM python:3.10-slim-bullseye
+WORKDIR /app
+
+RUN apt-get update -y && apt-get install -y git
+RUN git config --global user.email "dummy@devopsacademy.com" && \
+    git config --global user.name "Dummy DA"
+# ADD requirements.txt /app
+COPY . /app
+
+# RUN pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+
+CMD [ "python", "./run.py"]
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diff --git a/exercises/run.py b/exercises/run.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ffabc5e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercises/run.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import argparse
+import os
+import shutil
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+EXERCISES_FOLDER=Path("/app/")
+DA_ROOT_PATH=Path("/da")
+STUDENT_EXERCISES_FOLDER=Path("{}/students/{}".format(DA_ROOT_PATH, os.environ['GH_USER']))
+
+def exercise(exercise):
+    if not exercise:
+        exercise = input("What exercise would you like to generate files for: ")
+    
+    exercise_folder = Path(EXERCISES_FOLDER, "{}".format(exercise))
+    student_exercise_folder = Path(STUDENT_EXERCISES_FOLDER, "exercises/{}".format(exercise))
+
+    # print(exercise_folder)
+    # print(student_exercise_folder)
+    if not exercise_folder.exists():
+        sys.exit("Exercise not found.")
+
+    if student_exercise_folder.exists():
+        print("Exercise folder already exists.")
+        refresh = input("Do you want to refresh all the exercise files anyway? (y/Y): ")
+        if refresh.lower() != 'y':
+            print("Aborted.")
+            sys.exit()
+    
+    if not student_exercise_folder.exists():
+        print("Creating folder {}".format(student_exercise_folder))
+        Path.mkdir(student_exercise_folder, parents=True)
+
+    print("Copying all files from exercise {}".format(exercise))
+    shutil.copytree(exercise_folder, student_exercise_folder, dirs_exist_ok=True)
+
+    # run exercise after script setup
+    custom_config(exercise)
+
+def custom_config(exercise):
+    if exercise == "git04":
+        secret_file = "my_env.txt"
+        secret_file_path = Path(STUDENT_EXERCISES_FOLDER, "exercises/{}/{}".format(exercise, secret_file))
+        if secret_file_path.exists():
+            Path.unlink(secret_file_path)
+        print("Creating secret file {}".format(secret_file_path))
+        with open(secret_file_path, 'w') as f:
+            f.write("SERVICE_NAME=account-management\nENVIRONMENT=prod\nPASSWORD=pass1234")
+        
+        os.system("cd {} && git add {} && git commit -am 'commit my secret'".format(DA_ROOT_PATH, secret_file_path))
+
+def setup():
+    # override folder path when running python script outside docker
+    if os.getenv('LOCAL_RUN', False):
+        global EXERCISES_FOLDER
+        global STUDENT_EXERCISES_FOLDER
+        global DA_ROOT_PATH
+        EXERCISES_FOLDER = Path(Path().resolve(), "exercises")
+        STUDENT_EXERCISES_FOLDER = Path(Path().resolve(), "students/{}".format(os.environ['GH_USER']))
+        DA_ROOT_PATH = Path(Path().resolve())
+      
+def main():
+    setup()
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    # parser.add_argument(dest='option', help="What option to run")
+    parser.add_argument('-e', dest='exercise', help="What exercise name to run", required=False)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # if args.option == "exercise":
+    exercise(args.exercise)
+
+ 
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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diff --git a/students/caiocezart/exercises/git04/config.json b/students/caiocezart/exercises/git04/config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 874436614..000000000
--- a/students/caiocezart/exercises/git04/config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "version": "v1.0.0"
-}
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diff --git a/students/caiocezart/exercises/git04/my_env.txt b/students/caiocezart/exercises/git04/my_env.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 185888270..000000000
--- a/students/caiocezart/exercises/git04/my_env.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-SERVICE_NAME=account-management
-ENVIRONMENT=prod
-PASSWORD=pass1234
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