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+#
+# Dockerfile for xmrig
+# usage: docker build -t xmrig:latest.
+# run: docker run --name xmrig --restart unless-stopped -d xmrig:latest [XMRIG EXECUTABLE ARGUMENTS]
+#
+
+FROM ubuntu:16.04
+
+ENV HOME_DIR /root
+ENV XMRIG_DIR $HOME_DIR/xmrig
+ENV XMRIG_BUILD_DIR $XMRIG_DIR/build
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y software-properties-common
+
+RUN add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/gcc-7.1 -y
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install git build-essential cmake libuv1-dev libmicrohttpd-dev gcc-7 g++-7 -y
+
+WORKDIR $HOME_DIR
+
+RUN git clone https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig.git
+RUN mkdir $XMRIG_BUILD_DIR
+RUN cd $XMRIG_BUILD_DIR && cmake $XMRIG_DIR -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=gcc-7 -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++-7
+RUN cd $XMRIG_BUILD_DIR && make
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/root/xmrig/build/xmrig"]