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+# docker-image
+
+an arch linux based docker image for snoots to live in.
+
+comes with:
+
+* openssh
+* nodejs
+* npm
+* pm2
+* vim
+* parcel-bundler
+
+ssh is set up and ready to go yay 
+
+if packages get used a lot, they can go in the image so a snoot doesn't have to wait for them to install.