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+# OpenBBTerminal Docker
+
+These files create our docker images. To use docker read [this](openbb_terminal/DOCKER_README.md).
+
+## Building the Docker Image
+
+Building the Docker image can be done easily. The following steps allow users to create a docker
+image on their local machine:
+
+1. Enter the OpenBB directory `cd ~/OpenbbTerminal`
+1. Open `docker/compose.env` and set `OPENBBTERMINAL_DOCKER_RELEASE_VERSION` to the desired version
+1. Load the environment variables `bash compose/env`
+1. Run the build script `bash docker/build.sh` 
+
+**Note**: The `build.sh` script requires bash 5.0 or newer.
+
+## Testing the Docker Image
+
+Integration and unit tests can be run on the new docker image. Before running either set of tests
+you need to start up an image with:
+
+- `docker run -it --rm ghcr.io/[BUILD_NAME]`
+
+Leave the terminal open and then navigate docker desktop. Find the currently running image and
+select `open in terminal`. Now:
+
+- For integration tests run: `poetry run python terminal.py scripts -t`
+- For unit tests run `poetry run pytest tests/`
+
+## Setup Explanation
+
+The three docker files (`python.dockerfile`, `poetry-deps.dockerfile`, and `poetry.dockerfile`)
+build off of each other to improving caching. A greater description of each stage is below
+
+1. `python.dockerfile`: builds a docker image with a slim-bullseye python3.9 environment. It then
+    labels the image and installs python and poetry.
+2. `poetry-deps.dockerfile`: imports everything from the previous build, adds a label, and then
+    install the poetry dependencies.
+3. `poetry.dockerfile`: imports the poetry dependencies, adds its own label, and then starts an
+    instance of the terminal
+
+The `build.sh` file creates each of these images in the correct order, and populates the correct
+arguments based on what is provided in `compose.env`.
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@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ RUN apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends \
   gcc \
   g++ \
   make \
+  cmake \
   wget \
   curl \
   telnet \