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+# Base image
+
+This is the base Docker image for Gerrit deployment on Kubernetes.
+It is only used in the build process and not published on Dockerhub.
+
+## Content
+
+* Alpine Linux 3.10.0
+* git
+* create `gerrit`-user as a non-root user to run the applications