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+# Two-stage  docker container for mermaid-js/mermaid-live-editor
+# Build              : docker build -t mermaid-js/mermaid-live-editor .
+# Run                : docker run --name mermaid-live-editor --publish 8080:80 mermaid-js/mermaid-live-editor
+# Start              : docker start mermaid-live-editor
+# Use webbrowser     : http://localhost:8080
+# Stop               : press ctrl + c 
+#                                     or 
+#                                        docker stop mermaid-live-editor
+
+
+FROM node:13.6.0-alpine as mermaid-live-editor-builder
+COPY --chown=node:node . /home
+WORKDIR /home
+RUN yarn install
+RUN yarn build
+
+FROM nginx:alpine as mermaid-live-editor-runner
+COPY --from=mermaid-live-editor-builder --chown=nginx:nginx /home/docs /usr/share/nginx/html