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+FROM timbru31/ruby-node:2.5 as builder
+
+RUN mkdir /usr/src/app
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+ENV PATH /usr/src/app/node_modules/.bin:$PATH
+COPY package.json /usr/src/app/package.json
+
+RUN npm install -g bower
+RUN npm install -g grunt-cli
+COPY . /usr/src/app
+RUN bower --allow-root install
+RUN npm install
+RUN bundle install
+RUN grunt prod
+
+FROM nginx:1.16.0
+COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/dist/community-app /usr/share/nginx/html
+EXPOSE 80
+CMD ["nginx", "-g", "daemon off;"]
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@@ -111,6 +111,21 @@ Start a static server and open the project in the default browser. The applicati
 ```
 grunt serve
 ```
+
+### Docker
+To build a Docker image for the current repo, run:
+```
+docker build -t mifos-community-app .
+```
+You can then run a Docker Container from the image above like this:
+```
+docker run --name mifos-ui -it -d -p 80:80 mifos-community-app
+```
+
+Access the webapp on http://localhost in your browser. Ma
+The Dockerfile uses a ruby and node base image to build the current repo and deploys the app on nginx which is exposed 
+port 80 within the container
+
 ### Compile sass to css
 
 ```