From 265c0bd2fe54db7f8a7dab05f41b27ce9a450563 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrew Morgan <1342360+anoadragon453@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 19:54:05 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add working build command for docker image (#6390)

* Add working build command for docker image

* Add changelog
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 changelog.d/6390.doc |  1 +
 docker/README.md     | 12 ++++++++++++
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 create mode 100644 changelog.d/6390.doc

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+Add build instructions to the docker readme.
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diff --git a/docker/README.md b/docker/README.md
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--- a/docker/README.md
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@@ -130,3 +130,15 @@ docker run -it --rm \
 This will generate the same configuration file as the legacy mode used, but
 will store it in `/data/homeserver.yaml` instead of a temporary location. You
 can then use it as shown above at [Running synapse](#running-synapse).
+
+## Building the image
+
+If you need to build the image from a Synapse checkout, use the following `docker
+ build` command from the repo's root:
+ 
+```
+docker build -t matrixdotorg/synapse -f docker/Dockerfile .
+```
+
+You can choose to build a different docker image by changing the value of the `-f` flag to
+point to another Dockerfile.
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