diff --git a/build/api/Dockerfile b/build/api/Dockerfile
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/api/Dockerfile
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+FROM ubuntu:18.04
+
+RUN apt-get update -yqq \
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+       ca-certificates \
+       curl \
+       build-essential \
+       ;
+
+ENV PATH $HOME/.nimble/bin:$PATH
+RUN curl https://nim-lang.org/choosenim/init.sh -sSf > init.sh
+RUN sh init.sh -y
diff --git a/docker-compose-ci.yml b/docker-compose-ci.yml
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+version: '3.7'
+
+services:
+  app:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: ./build/api/Dockerfile
diff --git a/dockerfiles/api/Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/api/Dockerfile
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index dc2eeea..0000000
--- a/dockerfiles/api/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-FROM nimlang/nim