diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+FROM golang:1.19-alpine
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/demoserver
+
+COPY go.mod go.sum ./
+
+RUN go mod download
+
+COPY cmd/main.go ./cmd/main.go
+
+RUN go build -o /usr/bin/server cmd/main.go
+
+CMD ["/usr/bin/server"]
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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 # Docker-Container-Demo
 
-A quick demo to show off deployment of docker containers to Kubernetes
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+A quick demo to show off deployment of docker containers to Kubernetes
+
+## how to use:
+- build the container, run it, point some port to its 8080, eg `-p 8080:8080`
+- do a http request via that port
+
+
+