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+LICENSE
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diff --git a/README.MD b/README.MD
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@@ -46,3 +46,11 @@ This repository contains some simple scripts to build third party libraries for
 | libxml2 | ❌ |
 | openssl | ❌ |
 | zlib    | ❓ |
+
+
+# Docker 
+To launch the container in your terminal, enter this command
+## Alpine
+```
+docker run -it sumzbrod/ctl_simple_container:alpine.3.23.3
+```
diff --git a/dockerfile b/dockerfile
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+FROM alpine:3.23.3
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY . .
+
+CMD ["/bin/sh"]