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+FROM ubuntu:22.04
+
+# Avoid prompts from apt
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+# Update and install basic dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    curl \
+    wget \
+    git \
+    build-essential \
+    ca-certificates \
+    gnupg \
+    lsb-release \
+    sudo \
+    jq \
+    zip \
+    unzip \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install Docker CLI
+RUN curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg && \
+    echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null && \
+    apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y docker-ce-cli docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install Node.js 18
+RUN curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | bash - && \
+    apt-get install -y nodejs && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install Python (often needed for various tools)
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    python3 \
+    python3-pip \
+    python3-venv \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install other useful CI/CD tools
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    maven \
+    gradle \
+    ansible \
+    terraform \
+    kubectl \
+    helm \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* || true
+
+# Install GitHub CLI (gh)
+RUN curl -fsSL https://cli.github.com/packages/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg | dd of=/usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg && \
+    echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg] https://cli.github.com/packages stable main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/github-cli.list > /dev/null && \
+    apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y gh && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Create a non-root user for running actions (optional but recommended)
+RUN useradd -m -s /bin/bash runner && \
+    echo "runner ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL" >> /etc/sudoers && \
+    # Create docker group manually since we only installed docker-cli
+    groupadd -f docker && \
+    usermod -aG docker runner
+
+# Set up Docker buildx
+RUN docker buildx create --name multibuilder --use || true
+
+# Verify installations
+RUN node --version && \
+    npm --version && \
+    docker --version && \
+    python3 --version && \
+    git --version
+
+# Set the working directory
+WORKDIR /workspace
+
+# Switch to non-root user (optional)
+# USER runner
+
+CMD ["/bin/bash"]
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