THIS IS A TEST INSTANCE. ALL YOUR CHANGES WILL BE LOST!!!!
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Yes Camel can run standalone or in any container. Running Standalone is as simple just to create a CamelContext, add routes and start it. If you don't want write your own main, you could use the one from Spring (http://activemq.apache.org/camel/maven/camel-spring/apidocs/) also used by the Camel Maven Plugin.
The starting guide is a good place to start:
Getting Started
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