diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+node_modules
+npm-debug.log
+*.md
+LICENSE
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 node:19-alpine3.16
+
+RUN apk add \
+    bash \
+    ca-certificates
+
+RUN mkdir -p /usr/local/share/ca-certificates  \
+    && chmod 333 /usr/local/share/ca-certificates 
+    # && chmod 333 /etc/ssl/certs # this doesn't work
+
+# RUN addgroup -g 2001 -S lnurl && adduser -u 1001 -S lnurl -G lnurl
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+COPY package*.json ./
+RUN npm ci --omit=dev
+# install dependencies
+RUN npm install knex pg
+
+COPY . .    
+RUN chmod +x ./entrypoint.sh 
+    # && chown lnurl:lnurl -R /usr/src/app
+
+EXPOSE 3000
+# USER lnurl
+CMD ["./entrypoint.sh"]
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# add self-signed lnd cert to system
+
+cp $LND_CERT_PATH /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/lnd.crt
+update-ca-certificates
+
+node cli.js server --host "$LNURL_HOST" \
+	--port "$LNURL_PORT" \
+	--lightning.backend "lnd" \
+    --lightning.config "{\"hostname\": \"$LND_HOST:$LND_PORT\", \"macaroon\": \"$LND_MACAROON_PATH\", \"cert\": \"$LND_CERT_PATH\"}" \
+    --store.backend "knex" \
+    --store.config "{\"client\":\"postgres\",\"connection\":{\"host\":\"$POSTGRES_HOST\",\"user\":\"$POSTGRES_USER\",\"password\":\"$POSTGRES_PASSWORD\",\"database\":\"$POSTGRES_DB\"}}"
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