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+FROM ubuntu:latest
+
+# Make sure that the underlying container is patched to the latest versions
+RUN apt update && \
+    apt install -y wget tar gzip unzip file
+
+# Now install Focalboard as a seperate layer
+RUN wget https://releases.mattermost.com/focalboard/0.5.0/focalboard-server-linux-amd64.tar.gz && \
+    unzip -o focalboard-server-linux-amd64.tar.gz && \
+    tar -xvzf focalboard-server-linux-amd64.tar.gz && \
+    mv focalboard /opt
+
+EXPOSE 8000
+
+WORKDIR /opt/focalboard
+
+CMD /opt/focalboard/bin/focalboard-server