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+FROM golang:1-alpine3.16
+
+RUN apk add --no-cache git ca-certificates build-base su-exec olm-dev bash jq yq curl
+
+COPY . /build
+WORKDIR /build
+RUN go build -o /whatsapp
+
+# Setup development stack using gow
+RUN go install github.com/mitranim/gow@latest
+RUN echo 'gow run /build $@' > /usr/bin/mautrix-whatsapp \
+    && chmod +x /usr/bin/mautrix-whatsapp
+VOLUME /data