diff --git a/docker-compose-deploy.yml b/docker-compose-deploy.yml
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+version: '3.1'
+
+services:
+    rem:
+        image: registry.bbr-dev.info/resource-manager/backend:latest-dev
+        restart: on-failure
+        ports:
+            - 5201:5201
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diff --git a/dockerfile b/dockerfile
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+### STAGE 1.a: Prepare certs ###
+FROM alpine:latest as certs
+RUN apk --update add ca-certificates
+
+### STAGE 1.b: Build ###
+FROM golang as go-build
+WORKDIR /root
+COPY go.mod go.sum ./
+# install packages
+RUN go mod download
+COPY . .
+ENV CGO_ENABLED=0
+RUN go build -tags timetzdata resource_manager
+
+### Stage 2: Run ###
+FROM scratch
+COPY --from=certs /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
+COPY --from=go-build /root/resource_manager /usr/bin/resource_manager
+ENTRYPOINT ["resource_manager"]
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
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+# scripts for building account tracker backend
+# requires go 1.18+ and git installed
+
+VERSION := 0.0.1
+
+serve:
+	go run ./...
+
+setup:
+	go get
+
+docker-dev:
+	docker image build -t registry.bbr-dev.info/resource-manager/backend:$(VERSION)-dev .
+	docker tag registry.bbr-dev.info/resource-manager/backend:$(VERSION)-dev registry.bbr-dev.info/resource-manager/backend:latest-dev
+	docker image push registry.bbr-dev.info/resource-manager/backend:$(VERSION)-dev
+	docker image push registry.bbr-dev.info/resource-manager/backend:latest-dev
+	
+
+docker-prod:
+	docker image build -t registry.bbr-dev.info/resource-manager/backend:$(VERSION) .
+	docker tag registry.bbr-dev.info/resource-manager/backend:$(VERSION) registry.bbr-dev.info/resource-manager/backend:latest
+	docker image push registry.bbr-dev.info/resource-manager/backend:$(VERSION)
+	docker image push registry.bbr-dev.info/resource-manager/backend:latest
+
+release:
+	git tag $(VERSION)
+	git push origin $(VERSION)
+
+test:
+	go test ./...
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf resource-manager
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