diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# http://github.com/broadinstitute/scala-baseimage
+FROM broadinstitute/scala-baseimage
+
+# Cromwell's HTTP Port
+EXPOSE 8000
+
+# Install Cromwell
+ADD . /cromwell
+RUN ["/bin/bash", "-c", "/cromwell/docker/install.sh /cromwell"]
+
+# Add Cromwell as a service (it will start when the container starts)
+RUN mkdir /etc/service/cromwell
+ADD docker/run.sh /etc/service/cromwell/run
+
+# These next 4 commands are for enabling SSH to the container.
+# id_rsa.pub is referenced below, but this should be any public key
+# that you want to be added to authorized_keys for the root user.
+# Copy the public key into this directory because ADD cannot reference
+# Files outside of this directory
+
+#EXPOSE 22
+#RUN rm -f /etc/service/sshd/down
+#ADD id_rsa.pub /tmp/id_rsa.pub
+#RUN cat /tmp/id_rsa.pub >> /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
diff --git a/docker/install.sh b/docker/install.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+CROMWELL_DIR=$1
+cd $CROMWELL_DIR
+sbt assembly
+CROMWELL_JAR=$(find target | grep 'cromwell.*\.jar')
+mv $CROMWELL_JAR .
+sbt clean
diff --git a/docker/run.sh b/docker/run.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+java -jar $(find /cromwell | grep 'cromwell.*\.jar') server