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+LICENSE*
+README.md
+Dockerfile
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+FROM node:16.15.0-alpine
+
+WORKDIR /opt/app-root/src
+
+COPY . .
+
+ENV USER_NAME=hyper \
+    USER_ID=1001 \
+    GROUP_ID=0
+
+RUN echo "${USER_NAME}:x:${USER_ID}:${GROUP_ID}:Hypertext Application User:/opt/app-root/:/bin/bash" >> /etc/passwd &\
+    chown -R 1001:0 "/opt/app-root"
+
+USER 1001
+
+RUN npm install 
+
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+CMD ["npm", "start"]
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@@ -42,3 +42,30 @@ in showing me how some of the wonky bits worked.
 Also thanks to the Google dev relations guys for the file stuff here:
 <https://googlechromelabs.github.io/text-editor/>.
 
+
+## How to run this app 
+
+```
+git clone https://github.com/russellbeattie/hypertext-editor.git
+
+cd hypertext-editor
+
+npm install
+
+npm start
+
+```
+
+## How to run this app using Docker
+
+
+```
+git clone https://github.com/russellbeattie/hypertext-editor.git
+
+cd hypertext-editor
+
+docker build -t <image_name> .
+
+docker run -d -it --name <container_name> -p <forward_portnumber>:<application_port_number> <image_name>
+
+```