diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b4909739..42797ea4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ See [this folder](https://github.com/aminya/setup-cpp/tree/master/dev/docker), f
 If you want to build the ones included, then run:
 
 ```ps1
+git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/aminya/setup-cpp
+cd ./setup-cpp
 docker build -f ./dev/docker/ubuntu.dockerfile -t setup_cpp .
 ```
 
diff --git a/cspell.config.yaml b/cspell.config.yaml
index 9c9269e2..346c65a0 100644
--- a/cspell.config.yaml
+++ b/cspell.config.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ ignorePaths:
   - pnpm-lock.yaml
   - .git/
   - dist/
+  - dev/cpp_vcpkg_project
 words:
   - aarch
   - aminya
diff --git a/dev/docker/ubuntu.dockerfile b/dev/docker/ubuntu.dockerfile
index d0dff673..127d5937 100644
--- a/dev/docker/ubuntu.dockerfile
+++ b/dev/docker/ubuntu.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-FROM ubuntu:devel
+#### Base Image
+FROM ubuntu:devel AS base
 
 # add setup_cpp
 WORKDIR "/"
@@ -8,9 +9,20 @@ RUN wget --no-verbose "https://github.com/aminya/setup-cpp/releases/download/v0.
 RUN chmod +x ./setup_cpp_linux
 
 # install llvm, cmake, ninja, and ccache
-RUN ./setup_cpp_linux --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --ccache true --vcpkg true
-
-# reload the environment
-CMD source ~/.cpprc 
+RUN ./setup_cpp_linux --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --ccache true --vcpkg true --make true
 
+CMD source ~/.cpprc
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/sh" ]
+
+#### Building
+FROM base AS builder
+ADD ./dev/cpp_vcpkg_project /home/app
+WORKDIR /home/app
+RUN make build
+
+### Running environment
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/cc
+# copy the built binaries and their runtime dependencies
+COPY --from=builder /home/app/build/my_exe/Release/ /home/app/
+WORKDIR /home/app/
+ENTRYPOINT ["./my_exe"]
diff --git a/dev/docker/ubuntu_node.dockerfile b/dev/docker/ubuntu_node.dockerfile
index 29d53ec7..8ec3fa64 100644
--- a/dev/docker/ubuntu_node.dockerfile
+++ b/dev/docker/ubuntu_node.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ubuntu:devel
+FROM ubuntu:devel AS base
 
 RUN apt-get update -qq
 RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends nodejs
@@ -8,9 +8,20 @@ ADD "./dist/" "/"
 WORKDIR "/"
 
 # run installation
-RUN node ./setup_cpp.js --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --cppcheck true --ccache true --vcpkg true --doxygen true --gcovr true
+RUN node ./setup_cpp.js --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --cppcheck true --ccache true --vcpkg true --doxygen true --gcovr true --make true
 
-# reload the environment and print the versions
-CMD source ~/.cpprc && clang --version && cmake --version && ninja --version && ccache --version && cppcheck --version && vcpkg --version && doxygen --version && dot --version && gcovr --version
+CMD source ~/.cpprc
+ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/sh" ]
 
-ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/sh" ]
\ No newline at end of file
+#### Building
+FROM base AS builder
+ADD ./dev/cpp_vcpkg_project /home/app
+WORKDIR /home/app
+RUN make build
+
+### Running environment
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/cc
+# copy the built binaries and their runtime dependencies
+COPY --from=builder /home/app/build/my_exe/Release/ /home/app/
+WORKDIR /home/app/
+ENTRYPOINT ["./my_exe"]
diff --git a/dev/docker/ubuntu_stable_node.dockerfile b/dev/docker/ubuntu_stable_node.dockerfile
index 717de80f..8b3d9734 100644
--- a/dev/docker/ubuntu_stable_node.dockerfile
+++ b/dev/docker/ubuntu_stable_node.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ubuntu:20.04
+FROM ubuntu:20.04 AS base
 
 # set time-zone
 ENV TZ=Canada/Pacific
@@ -16,9 +16,20 @@ ADD "./dist/" "/"
 WORKDIR "/"
 
 # run installation
-RUN node ./setup_cpp.js --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --cppcheck true --ccache true --vcpkg true --doxygen true --gcovr true
+RUN node ./setup_cpp.js --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --cppcheck true --ccache true --vcpkg true --doxygen true --gcovr true --make true
 
-# reload the environment and print the versions
-CMD source ~/.cpprc && clang --version && cmake --version && ninja --version && ccache --version && cppcheck --version && vcpkg --version && doxygen --version && dot --version && gcovr --version
+CMD source ~/.cpprc
+ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/sh" ]
 
-ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/sh" ]
\ No newline at end of file
+#### Building
+FROM base AS builder
+ADD ./dev/cpp_vcpkg_project /home/app
+WORKDIR /home/app
+RUN make build
+
+### Running environment
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/cc
+# copy the built binaries and their runtime dependencies
+COPY --from=builder /home/app/build/my_exe/Release/ /home/app/
+WORKDIR /home/app/
+ENTRYPOINT ["./my_exe"]