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 # actions-docker
 This repository contains the `Dockerfile` used for building the image which powers all of StarOpenSource's action pipelines.
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+## Why the special image?
+We want to use Arch Linux for running pipelines. This docker image uses `ghcr.io/archlinux/archlinux` as it's base and installs `git` and `nodejs` on top.