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+.git
+.gitignore
+node_modules
+npm-debug.log
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+FROM mhart/alpine-node:6
+
+MAINTAINER Oz Haven (@therebelrobot) <dockerhub@therebelrobot.com>
+
+# download yarn
+ENV YARN_VERSION 0.21.3  
+ADD https://yarnpkg.com/downloads/$YARN_VERSION/yarn-v${YARN_VERSION}.tar.gz /opt/yarn.tar.gz
+
+# make is needed for running docker locally
+RUN apk update && apk add --no-cache make python g++
+
+# install yarn
+RUN yarnDirectory=/opt/yarn && \
+    mkdir -p "$yarnDirectory" && \
+    tar -xzf /opt/yarn.tar.gz -C "$yarnDirectory" && \
+    ln -s "$yarnDirectory/dist/bin/yarn" /usr/local/bin/ && \
+    rm /opt/yarn.tar.gz
+
+# copy BrigadeHub projects
+COPY ./distributions/suite ./suite
+COPY ./core ./core
+COPY ./themes/c4sf/public ./public
+COPY ./themes/c4sf/admin ./admin
+
+ENV DIRPATH ./
+
+WORKDIR $DIRPATH/core
+RUN make install
+RUN make link
+
+WORKDIR $DIRPATH/admin
+RUN make install
+RUN make link
+
+WORKDIR $DIRPATH/public
+RUN make install
+RUN make link
+
+WORKDIR $DIRPATH/suite
+
+EXPOSE 5555
+
+ENV PORT 5555
+ENV NODE_ENV development
+
+RUN make install