+Running APEX in Standalone mode
+-------------------------------
+
+ .. container:: paragraph
+
+ APEX Engine can run in standalone mode by taking in a ToscaPolicy
+ as an argument and executing it.
+ Assume there is a tosca policy named ToscaPolicy.json in APEX_HOME directory
+ This policy can be executed in standalone mode using any of the below methods.
+
+Run in an APEX installation
+###########################
+
+ .. container:: listingblock
+
+ .. container:: content
+
+ .. code::
+ :number-lines:
+
+ # $APEX_HOME/bin/apexApps.sh engine -p $APEX_HOME/ToscaPolicy.json(1)
+ >%APEX_HOME%\bin\apexApps.bat engine -p %APEX_HOME%\ToscaPolicy.json(2)
+
+.. container:: colist arabic
+
+ +-------+---------+
+ | **1** | UNIX |
+ +-------+---------+
+ | **2** | Windows |
+ +-------+---------+
+
+Run in a docker container
+#########################
+
+ .. container:: listingblock
+
+ .. container:: content
+
+ .. code::
+ :number-lines:
+
+ # docker run -p 6969:6969 -v $APEX_HOME/ToscaPolicy.json:/tmp/policy/ToscaPolicy.json \
+ --name apex -it nexus3.onap.org:10001/onap/policy-apex-pdp:latest /bin/bash \
+ -c "/opt/app/policy/apex-pdp/bin/apexEngine.sh -p /tmp/policy/ToscaPolicy.json"
+