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+# setup a centos image with bitcore binary components
+FROM centos:latest
+MAINTAINER Chris Kleeschulte <chrisk@bitpay.com>
+RUN yum -y install git curl which xz tar findutils
+RUN groupadd bitcore
+RUN useradd bitcore -m -s /bin/bash -g bitcore
+ENV HOME /home/bitcore
+USER bitcore
+RUN curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.29.0/install.sh | bash
+RUN /bin/bash -l -c "nvm install v4 && nvm alias default v4"
+RUN /bin/bash -l -c "npm install bitcore -g"
+