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+FROM ubuntu:22.04
+
+# install the basic deps
+RUN apt-get update -qy && \
+    apt install -qy default-jdk ivy ant && \
+    apt-get clean && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# make a symbolic link so that ant recognizes ivy
+RUN ln -s -T /usr/share/java/ivy.jar /usr/share/ant/lib/ivy.jar
+# Setup env vars
+ENV JAVA_HOME /lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64/
+ENV ANT_HOME /usr/share/ant/
+
+# To build:
+# docker build . -f ./Dockerfile -t webgraph-big
+
+# To compile webgraph:
+# docker run -it -v "$PWD:/io" webgraph-big bash
+# cd /io
+# ant ivy-setupjars jar