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+# alpine for static binaries
+FROM rust:alpine AS build
+
+# workdir, copy.
+WORKDIR /src
+COPY . .
+
+# to make the binary as tiny as possible, we'll use the nightly toolchain so we can use panic=immediate-abort and remove debug/location stuff
+RUN rustup component add rust-src --toolchain nightly
+
+# build
+RUN RUSTFLAGS="-Copt-level=z -Zfmt-debug=none -Zlocation-detail=none -Ctarget-feature=+crt-static" cargo +nightly install --path=. --root /tmp -Z build-std=std  -Z build-std-features="optimize_for_size"
+
+# scratch runtime for security
+FROM scratch
+
+# "nobody" user for security
+USER 65535:65535
+
+# copy binary into path
+COPY --from=build --chown=65535:65535 /tmp/bin/teletraan /teletraan
+
+# expose
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+# to run it. the cmd is left free so people can serve single page apps with the -s flag
+ENTRYPOINT ["/teletraan"]
+CMD [""]
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