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+FROM golang:1.3
+MAINTAINER Brian Tiger Chow <btc@perfmode.com>
+
+RUN apt-get update
+RUN apt-get install -y fuse
+
+COPY . /go/src/github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs
+
+RUN cd /go/src/github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/cmd/ipfs && go install
+RUN ipfs init
+RUN ipfs config Identity.Address "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4001"
+RUN mkdir /ipfs
+
+EXPOSE 4001
+
+CMD ["ipfs", "mount", "/ipfs"]
+
+# build:    docker build -t go-ipfs .
+# run:      docker run --privileged=true -i -t go-ipfs:latest