diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+build
+.vs
+.vscode
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+FROM ubuntu:21.04
+LABEL description="mapnik" 
+
+ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+RUN mkdir /app
+COPY . /app
+WORKDIR /app
+
+RUN apt update
+RUN apt install -y gpg wget
+RUN wget -O - https://apt.kitware.com/keys/kitware-archive-latest.asc 2>/dev/null | gpg --dearmor - | tee /usr/share/keyrings/kitware-archive-keyring.gpg >/dev/null 
+RUN echo 'deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/kitware-archive-keyring.gpg] https://apt.kitware.com/ubuntu/ focal main' | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kitware.list >/dev/null
+RUN apt update
+RUN apt install -y \
+    cmake \
+    ninja-build \
+    build-essential
+
+ENV BUILD_DEPENDENCIES="libicu-dev \
+    libfreetype6-dev \
+    libharfbuzz-dev \
+    libxml2-dev \
+    libjpeg-dev \
+    libtiff-dev \
+    libwebp-dev \
+    libcairo2-dev \
+    libproj-dev \
+    libgdal-dev \
+    libboost-filesystem-dev \
+    libboost-program-options-dev \
+    libboost-regex-dev \
+    "
+
+ENV RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES="libfreetype6 \
+    libharfbuzz-bin \
+    libxml2 \
+    libjpeg8 \
+    libtiff5 \
+    libwebp6 \
+    libcairo2 \
+    libproj19 \
+    libgdal28 \
+    libboost-filesystem1.74-dev \
+    libboost-program-options1.74.0 \
+    libboost-regex1.74.0 \
+    "
+
+RUN apt install -y $BUILD_DEPENDENCIES $RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES
+RUN cmake --preset linux-gcc-release -DBUILD_DEMO_VIEWER=OFF -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF -DBUILD_DEMO_CPP=OFF -DBUILD_BENCHMARK=OFF
+RUN cmake --build --preset linux-gcc-release
+RUN cmake --build --preset linux-gcc-release --target install
+
+RUN apt autoremove -y --purge $BUILD_DEPENDENCIES