diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.iml
+
+/picc
+/release
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
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+FROM alpine:3.15
+
+RUN apk update && \
+    apk upgrade && \
+    apk add erlang
+
+COPY release/picc picc
+
+CMD ["/picc/bin/picc", "foreground"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d36d7b1..be2564e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 # picc-docker
 
-Docker container construction for picc.
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+Docker container construction for picc.
+
+# Build
+
+Run `build.sh`.
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diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
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+++ b/build.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Directory for to build the release into
+if [[ ! -d release ]]; then
+  mkdir release
+fi
+
+# Clone fresh copy of picc
+if [[ ! -d "picc" ]]; then
+  git clone http://git.raptorpond.com/picc/picc.git
+else
+  echo "picc already cloned."
+fi
+
+cd picc || exit
+
+git pull
+
+# Fetch rebar
+if [[ ! -f "rebar3" ]]; then
+  curl -LO https://s3.amazonaws.com/rebar3/rebar3
+fi
+
+cd ..
+
+# Build picc in a fresh alpine container and deposit the build into /release/
+cat <<EOF | docker run --rm -i \
+   -v "$PWD"/picc:/picc \
+   -v "$PWD"/release:/release \
+   alpine:3.15 \
+   /bin/sh
+apk update
+apk add erlang-dev
+cd /picc
+./rebar3 as docker release -o ../release
+EOF
+
+docker build -t docker.raptorpond.com/picc .