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@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ hugo serve
 
 this will run a live-reloaded dev server of hugo.
 
+## dev: redbuild shell
+
+```sh
+# build container and launch shell
+redbuild shell --crun-args "-p 1313:1313"
+# run hugo serve inside container
+hugo serve --bind 0.0.0.0
+```
+
 ## build
 
 ```sh
diff --git a/build.docker b/build.docker
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@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+FROM debian:bookworm-slim
+
+# install dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+  bash curl wget \
+  hugo \
+  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && apt autoremove -y && apt clean
+
+# expose 1313
+EXPOSE 1313
+
+# set up working directory
+WORKDIR /prj
+
+# set up main to run bash
+CMD ["/bin/bash", "-l"]
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