diff --git a/ci/Dockerfile b/ci/Dockerfile
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+FROM frolvlad/alpine-glibc
+MAINTAINER \
+[Mathias Kaufmann <steigr@ascii.coffee>]
+
+RUN  apk add --no-cache --virtual .runtime-dep \
+       git
+
+ADD  target/release/asciii /bin/asciii
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["asciii"]
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diff --git a/ci/build.Dockerfile b/ci/build.Dockerfile
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+FROM scorpil/rust
+
+# this image never gets pushed
+# so run prepare in minimal steps
+# allow to retain most of them
+RUN apt-get update
+RUN apt-get install -y cmake 
+RUN apt-get install -y git
+RUN apt-get install -y zlib1g-dev
+RUN apt-get install -y binutils
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diff --git a/ci/environment b/ci/environment
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+export UNAME="${UNAME:-$(uname -s)}"
+
+# Windows build detaches on "-o pipefail"
+case "$UNAME" in
+	Linux|Darwin) set -eo pipefail;;
+	*) set -e;;
+esac
+[[ -z "${TRACE:+x}" ]] || set -x
+
+export PROJECT_DIR="$(realpath "$(dirname "$(dirname "$0")")")"
+
+fail() {
+	echo "$*"
+	exit 1
+}
+
+require() {
+	for command in $*; do
+		command -v "$command" </dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1 || return 1
+		if [[ "${FORCE_DOCKER:+x}" ]]; then
+			[[ "$command" = "docker" ]] && return 0 || return 1
+		fi
+	done
+	return 0	
+}
+
+assert() {
+	mode="$1"
+	[[ $# -le 0 ]] || shift
+	case "$mode" in
+		command)
+			require "${@}" && return 0 || true
+			for cmd in "${@}"; do echo "'$cmd' is required"; done
+			exit 1
+		;;
+	esac
+	return 0
+}
+
+size_of() {
+	case "$(uname -s)" in
+		Darwin)
+			stat -f '%z' "$1"
+		;;
+		*)
+			stat -c '%s' "$1"
+		;;
+	esac
+}
+
+docker_solves_problems_for_me() {
+	# dockerize(windows) is windows
+	# dockerize(linux) is linux
+	# dockerize(darwin) is linux and is worthless
+	[[ "$UNAME" = "Darwin" ]] || return 0
+
+	return 1
+}
+
+dockerignore_add() {
+	local block_begin="begin automatic build ignores"
+
+	[[ -f "$PROJECT_DIR"/.dockerignore ]] || touch "$PROJECT_DIR"/.dockerignore
+	grep -q "^# $block_begin" "$PROJECT_DIR"/.dockerignore \
+	|| echo "# $block_begin" >> "$PROJECT_DIR"/.dockerignore
+	echo "$*" >> "$PROJECT_DIR"/.dockerignore
+}
+
+dockerignore_commit() {
+	local block_end="end automatic build ignores"
+
+	[[ -f "$PROJECT_DIR"/.dockerignore ]] || touch "$PROJECT_DIR"/.dockerignore
+	grep -q "^# $block_end" "$PROJECT_DIR"/.dockerignore \
+	|| echo "# $block_end" >> "$PROJECT_DIR"/.dockerignore
+}
+
+dockerignore_clear() {
+	local block_begin="begin automatic build ignores"
+	local block_end="end automatic build ignores"
+
+	sed  "/^# $block_begin$/,/^# $block_end$/d" "$PROJECT_DIR"/.dockerignore > "$PROJECT_DIR"/.dockerignore2
+	mv "$PROJECT_DIR"/.dockerignore2 "$PROJECT_DIR"/.dockerignore
+	[[ "$(size_of "$PROJECT_DIR"/.dockerignore)" -gt 0 ]] || rm "$PROJECT_DIR"/.dockerignore
+}
+
+prepare_docker_image() {
+	dockerignore_add 'target/*'
+	dockerignore_add '.cargo-cache/*'
+	dockerignore_commit
+
+	docker build --file="$DOCKERFILE" --tag="ci/${DOCKER_IMAGE}" "$PROJECT_DIR"
+
+	dockerignore_clear
+}
+
+dockerize() {
+	# default IN_DOCKER to 0
+	IN_DOCKER="${IN_DOCKER:-0}"
+	# fail if IN_DOCKER is greater than 1
+	[[ "${IN_DOCKER}" -lt 1 ]] || fail "already in docker"
+	# increase by 1
+	let IN_DOCKER+=1
+	
+	# fail if docker not in $PATH
+	assert command docker
+
+	# checks if docker is suitable
+	docker_solves_problems_for_me \
+	|| fail "docker cannot solve this problem"
+
+	# build environment
+	prepare_docker_image
+	
+	# exec docker command
+	exec docker run \
+		--rm \
+		--entrypoint="$(realpath "$0")" \
+		--volume="$(realpath "$0")":"$(realpath "$0")":ro \
+		--volume="$PROJECT_DIR":"$PROJECT_DIR" \
+		--volume="$CARGO_CACHE:$CARGO_HOME" \
+		--env=CARGO_HOME="$CARGO_HOME" \
+		--env=IN_DOCKER="$IN_DOCKER" \
+		--env=TRACE=$TRACE \
+		--workdir="$PROJECT_DIR" \
+		--tmpfs=/tmp:rw,noexec,nosuid,size=65536k \
+		"ci/${DOCKER_IMAGE}" \
+		"${@}"
+}
+
+vars() {
+	export DOCKER_IMAGE="${DOCKER_IMAGE:-asciii-build-environment}"
+	export DOCKERFILE="${DOCKERFILE:-$PROJECT_DIR/ci/build.Dockerfile}"
+	export CARGO_CACHE="${CARGO_CACHE:-$PROJECT_DIR/.cargo}"
+	export CARGO_HOME="${CARGO_HOME:-$PROJECT_DIR/.cargo}"
+}
+
+__cargo() {
+	require cargo \
+	|| dockerize "$0" cargo "${@}"
+	exec cargo "${@}"
+}
+
+__strip() {
+	require strip \
+	|| dockerize "$0" strip "${@}"
+	exec strip "${@}"
+}
+
+__rustup_install() {
+	assert command curl
+	curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh
+}
+
+__rustup() {
+	# __rustup_install || true
+	assert command rustup
+	rustup "${@}"
+}
+
+main() {
+	# dockerize environment if cargo or rustc not in $PATH
+	cmd="$1"
+	[[ $# -le 0 ]] || shift
+	case "$cmd" in
+		cargo|rustup|strip)
+			"__$cmd" "${@}"
+		;;
+		*)
+			exec "$cmd" "${@}"
+		;;
+	esac
+}
+
+vars
+main "${@}"
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diff --git a/ci/release b/ci/release
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -eo pipefail
+[[ -z "${TRACE:+x}" ]] || set -x
+
+vars() {
+	true
+}
+
+release_version() {
+	echo "3.1.0"
+}
+
+release_on_github() {
+	local src="$1"
+	local dst="$(basename "$src")"
+	echo "releasing $src as $bin as version $(release_version)"
+}
+
+github_release_process() {
+	local artifact_dir="$1"
+	for release_binary in "$artifact_dir"/*; do
+		release_on_github "$(realpath "$release_binary")"
+	done
+	true
+}
+
+docker_release_process() {
+	local docker_image="$1"
+	true
+}
+
+main() {
+	local platform="$1"
+	[[ $# -le 0 ]] || shift
+	case "$platform" in
+		github)
+			github_release_process "${@}"
+		;;
+		docker)
+			docker_release_process "${@}"
+		;;
+	esac
+}
+
+vars
+main "${@}"