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+# originally from https://github.com/henryclw/matrix.to/blob/dev-docker/Dockerfile
+FROM node:lts-alpine
+
+RUN apk update
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY . ./
+
+RUN yarn
+
+RUN yarn build
+
+EXPOSE 5000
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["yarn", "start"]