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+# Build in disposable container so run-time container is small
+FROM alpine:latest as build
+
+# Build from master by default but allow build time specification
+ARG ref=master
+ENV my_ref=$ref
+
+# Developers may wish to specify an alternate repository for source
+ARG repo=https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig.git
+ENV my_repo=$repo
+
+RUN set -ex && \
+        # testing required for hwloc
+	echo @testing http://nl.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing >> /etc/apk/repositories
+
+RUN set -ex && \
+	apk --no-cache --update add \
+	    coreutils file grep openssl tar binutils \
+	    cmake g++ git linux-headers libpthread-stubs make hwloc-dev@testing \
+	    libuv-dev openssl-dev
+
+WORKDIR /usr/local/src
+
+RUN set -ex && \
+    	git clone $my_repo xmrig && \
+	cd xmrig && git checkout $my_ref && \
+	cmake -B build && \
+	cd build && \
+	make 
+
+# runtime container
+FROM alpine:latest
+
+RUN set -ex && \
+        # testing required for hwloc
+	echo @testing http://nl.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing >> /etc/apk/repositories
+
+RUN set -ex && \
+	apk --no-cache --update add \
+	# required libraries packages
+		openssl libuv hwloc@testing
+
+COPY --from=build /usr/local/src/xmrig/build/xmrig /bin/
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/xmrig"]