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+# Dockerfile usage
+
+## Building docker image for a released version
+
+### Example
+
+```
+$ docker build -t TAG -f docker/Dockerfile .
+```
+
+### Examples with explicit specifications
+
+```
+$ docker build --platform linux/amd64 --build-arg GHC_VERSION=9.0.2 --build-arg TOYSOLVER_VERSION=0.8.0 -t TAG -f docker/Dockerfile .
+```
+
+```
+$ docker build --platform linux/arm64 --build-arg GHC_VERSION=9.2 --build-arg TOYSOLVER_VERSION=0.8.0 -t TAG -f docker/Dockerfile .
+```
+
+## Building docker image from working directory
+
+Using stack:
+```
+$ stack sdist
+$ cp $(stack path --dist-dir)/toysolver-*.tar.gz toysolver.tar.gz
+$ docker build -t TAG -f docker/working-dir.Dockerfile .
+```
+
+Using cabal:
+```
+$ cabal sdist
+$ cp dist-newstyle/sdist/toysolver-*.tar.gz toysolver.tar.gz
+$ docker build -t TAG -f docker/working-dir.Dockerfile .
+```