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+# Make your OpenSSH fly on Alpine
+
+## Overview
+Use this Dockerfile / -image to start a sshd-server upon a lightweight Alpine container. <br>
+
+### Features
+* Always installs the latest OpenSSH-Version available for Alpine
+* Password of "root"-user can be changed when starting the container using --env
+
+### Basic Usage
+```
+$ docker run --rm \
+--publish=1337:22 --env ROOT_PASSWORD=MyRootPW!23 \
+hermsi/alpine-sshd
+```
+
+### Use with docker-compose
+I built this image in order to use it along with a nginx and fpm-php container for transferring files via sftp. <br>
+If you are interested in a Dockerfile which fulfills this need: [this way](https://github.com/Hermsi1337/docker-compose/blob/master/full_php_dev_stack/docker-compose.yml)
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