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+FROM debian:bookworm-slim
+
+RUN apt-get update \
+ && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+ git \
+ ca-certificates \
+ && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+RUN groupadd --system quire \
+ && useradd --system --gid quire --create-home quire
+
+# Volume layout per PLAN.md.
+RUN mkdir -p /var/quire/repos /var/quire/runs \
+ && chown -R quire:quire /var/quire
+
+# Pre-create a test repo for step 1 verification.
+RUN git init --bare /var/quire/repos/foo.git \
+ && chown -R quire:quire /var/quire/repos/foo.git
+
+COPY <<'EOF' /usr/local/bin/entrypoint
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+exec "$@"
+EOF
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/entrypoint
+
+USER quire
+WORKDIR /var/quire
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/entrypoint"]
+CMD ["sleep", "infinity"]