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+# Set the Earthly version to 0.7
+VERSION 0.7
+
+rust-toolchain:
+    FROM rust:1.71-slim-bullseye
+    RUN rustup component add rustfmt
+
+# Installs Cargo chef
+install-chef:
+    FROM +rust-toolchain
+    RUN cargo install --debug cargo-chef
+
+# Prepares the local cache
+prepare-cache:
+    FROM +install-chef
+    COPY --dir jormungandr jcli jormungandr-lib explorer modules testing .
+    COPY Cargo.lock Cargo.toml .
+    RUN cargo chef prepare
+    SAVE ARTIFACT recipe.json
+    SAVE IMAGE --cache-hint
+
+# Builds the local cache
+build-cache:
+    FROM +install-chef
+    COPY +prepare-cache/recipe.json ./
+
+    # Install build dependencies
+    RUN apt-get update && \
+        apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        build-essential \
+        libssl-dev \
+        libpq-dev \
+        libsqlite3-dev \
+        pkg-config \
+        protobuf-compiler
+
+    RUN cargo chef cook --release
+    SAVE ARTIFACT target
+    SAVE ARTIFACT $CARGO_HOME cargo_home
+    SAVE IMAGE --cache-hint
+
+# This is the default builder that all other builders should inherit from
+builder:
+    FROM +rust-toolchain
+
+    WORKDIR /src
+
+    # Install build dependencies
+    RUN apt-get update && \
+        apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        build-essential \
+        libssl-dev \
+        libpq-dev \
+        libsqlite3-dev \
+        pkg-config \
+        protobuf-compiler
+    COPY --dir jormungandr jcli .
+    COPY Cargo.lock Cargo.toml .
+    COPY +build-cache/cargo_home $CARGO_HOME
+    COPY +build-cache/target target
+    SAVE ARTIFACT /src
+
+build:
+    FROM +builder
+
+    COPY --dir jormungandr jcli jormungandr-lib explorer modules testing .
+    COPY Cargo.lock Cargo.toml .
+
+    RUN cargo build --locked --release -p jormungandr -p jcli
+
+    SAVE ARTIFACT /src/target/release/jormungandr jormungandr
+    SAVE ARTIFACT /src/target/release/jcli jcli
+
+publish:
+    FROM debian:stable-slim
+    WORKDIR /app
+
+    ARG tag=latest
+
+    # Install build dependencies
+    RUN apt-get update && \
+        apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        libssl-dev \
+        libpq-dev \
+        libsqlite3-dev
+
+    COPY +build/jormungandr .
+    COPY jormungandr/entrypoint.sh .
+    RUN chmod +x entrypoint.sh
+
+    ENTRYPOINT ["/app/entrypoint.sh"]
+
+    SAVE IMAGE jormungandr:${tag}
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+#!/usr/bin/bash
+
+echo ">>> Entering entrypoint script..."
+
+# Verify the storage path exists
+if [[ ! -d "$STORAGE_PATH" ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: storage path does not exist at: $STORAGE_PATH"
+    echo ">>> Aborting..."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Verify config is present
+if [[ ! -f "$NODE_CONFIG_PATH" ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: node configuration is absent at: $NODE_CONFIG_PATH"
+    echo ">>> Aborting..."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Verify genesis block is present
+if [[ ! -f "$GENESIS_PATH" ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: genesis block is absent at: $GENESIS_PATH"
+    echo ">>> Aborting..."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Allow overriding jormungandr binary
+BIN_PATH=''${BIN_PATH:=/app/jormungandr}
+
+echo ">>> Using the following parameters:"
+echo "Storage path: $STORAGE_PATH"
+echo "Node config: $NODE_CONFIG_PATH"
+echo "Genesis block: $GENESIS_PATH"
+echo "Binary path: $BIN_PATH"
+
+args+=()
+args+=("--storage" "$STORAGE_PATH")
+args+=("--config" "$NODE_CONFIG_PATH")
+args+=("--genesis-block" "$GENESIS_PATH")
+
+if [[ -n "${LEADER:=}" ]]; then
+    echo ">>> Configuring node as leader..."
+
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2153
+    if [[ ! -f "$BFT_PATH" ]]; then
+        echo "ERROR: BFT is absent at: $BFT_PATH"
+        echo ">>> Aborting..."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    echo ">>> Using BFT at: $BFT_PATH"
+    args+=("--secret" "$BFT_PATH")
+fi
+
+# Nodes will fail to start if they cannot resolve the domain names of
+# their respective peers. If domains are used for peers, it's necessary
+# to wait for them to resolve first before starting the node.
+if [[ -n "${DNS_PEERS:=}" ]]; then
+    for PEER in $DNS_PEERS; do
+        while ! nslookup "$PEER"; do
+            echo ">>> Waiting for $PEER to be resolvable..."
+            sleep 1
+        done
+        echo "Successfully resolved $PEER"
+    done
+fi
+
+# Allows resetting our footprint in persistent storage
+if [[ -f "$STORAGE_PATH/reset" ]]; then
+    echo ">>> Reset file detected at $STORAGE_PATH/reset"
+    rm -rf "$STORAGE_PATH/reset"
+
+    if [[ -d "$STORAGE_PATH/fragments" ]]; then
+        echo ">>> Deleting $STORAGE_PATH/fragments"
+        rm -rf "$STORAGE_PATH/fragments"
+    fi
+
+    if [[ -d "$STORAGE_PATH/permanent" ]]; then
+        echo ">>> Deleting $STORAGE_PATH/permanent"
+        rm -rf "$STORAGE_PATH/permanent"
+    fi
+
+    if [[ -d "$STORAGE_PATH/volatile" ]]; then
+        echo ">>> Deleting $STORAGE_PATH/volatile"
+        rm -rf "$STORAGE_PATH/volatile"
+    fi
+
+    echo ">>> Reset complete"
+fi
+
+echo "Starting node..."
+exec "$BIN_PATH" "${args[@]}"
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