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+# Example Dockerfile for docker-template
+FROM alpine:3
+
+# Set a working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Default command prints a message
+CMD ["sh", "-c", "echo Hello from docker-template"]
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 # docker-template
-A template for maintaining docker images using github Actions to automate Packages
+A template for maintaining docker images using GitHub Actions to automate Packages.
+
+This repository includes a simple example `Dockerfile` and accompanying `docker-compose.yml` to demonstrate how you might build and run a container.
+
+## Build the image
+```sh
+docker build -t docker-template .
+```
+
+## Run with Docker Compose
+```sh
+docker compose up
+```
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+version: '3'
+services:
+  app:
+    build: .
+    container_name: docker-template-example