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+# if provided it will make debug build
+ARG cmake_build_type=Release
+# whether to make GUI or headless build (defaults to headless)
+ARG headless_build=1
+# system to start with the build with
+# currently will break for other images
+ARG base_image=ubuntu:latest
+
+#-------------------------------BUILDER--------------------------------
+# Start with the base image
+FROM --platform=linux/arm64 ${base_image} AS builder
+
+# Renew the ARGs
+ARG headless_build
+ARG cmake_build_type
+
+# Environment settings
+ENV LANG en_US.utf8
+ENV LANGUAGE=en_US
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+ENV CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${cmake_build_type}
+ENV HEADLESS_BUILD=${headless_build}
+
+# Enable ARM64 architecture and update package lists
+RUN dpkg --add-architecture arm64 && apt-get update -y
+
+# Install necessary tools to create users and groups
+RUN apt-get install -y adduser \
+    && apt-cache search clang-tools
+
+# Configure dpkg to skip systemd post-installation scripts
+RUN mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system && \
+    echo "exit 0" > /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d && chmod +x /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+# testing
+    clang
+
+RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    python3.12-dev \
+    python3.12-venv \
+    python3-pip \
+    libsdl2-dev \
+    libglut-dev \
+    libopenal-dev \
+    make \
+    curl \
+    rsync \
+    clang-format \
+    cmake \
+    libvorbis-dev \
+    build-essential \
+    && rm /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d
+
+# Copy source code
+COPY ./ /home/ubuntu/ballistica
+
+# Set the working directory
+WORKDIR /home/ubuntu/ballistica
+
+# Compile the application
+RUN mkdir /ballistica_cmake && \
+    if [ "$HEADLESS_BUILD" != "0" ]; then \
+        make cmake-server-build && \
+        mv build/cmake/*/ballisticakit_headless build/cmake/*/staged/dist; \
+    else \
+        make cmake-build && \
+        mv build/cmake/*/ballisticakit build/cmake/*/staged/; \
+    fi && \
+    mv build/cmake/*/staged/* /ballistica_cmake
+
+#-------------------------------RUNNER--------------------------------
+# Create a new stage for the runtime environment using ARM64 base image
+FROM --platform=linux/arm64 ${base_image}
+
+# Environment settings
+ENV LANG en_US.utf8
+ENV LANGUAGE=en_US
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+# Renew the ARGs
+ARG headless_build
+ENV HEADLESS_BUILD=${headless_build}
+ARG cmake_build_type
+LABEL BOMBSQUAD_BUILD_TYPE=${cmake_build_type}
+
+# Install necessary tools to create users and groups
+RUN apt-get update -y && apt-get install -y adduser
+
+# Pre-create necessary users and groups to avoid systemd configuration errors
+RUN addgroup --system systemd-journal && \
+    adduser --system --no-create-home --ingroup systemd-journal systemd-network
+
+# Configure dpkg to skip systemd post-installation scripts
+RUN mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system && \
+    echo "exit 0" > /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d && chmod +x /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d && \
+    apt-get update -y && \
+    apt-get install -y \
+        python3.12-dev && \
+    if [ "$HEADLESS_BUILD" = "0" ]; then \
+        apt-get install -y \
+            libsdl2-dev \
+            libvorbis-dev \
+            libglut-dev \
+            libopenal-dev; \
+    fi && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && \
+    python3.12 -c "import uuid;print(uuid.uuid4())" > /etc/machine-id && \
+    rm /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d
+
+# Copy the compiled application from the builder stage
+COPY --from=builder /ballistica_cmake \
+    /home/ubuntu/ballistica
+
+    # Set the working directory
+WORKDIR /home/ubuntu/ballistica
+
+RUN ln -s ballisticakit* run
+
+# Expose the necessary port
+EXPOSE 43210/udp
+
+# Set the default command to run the application
+CMD [ "./run" ]
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