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+# Copyright (c) 2024 VEXXHOST, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+FROM registry.atmosphere.dev/library/ubuntu-cloud-archive:zed
+ENV PATH=/var/lib/openstack/bin:$PATH
+RUN \
+    apt-get update -qq && \
+    apt-get install -qq -y --no-install-recommends \
+        ca-certificates \
+        libpython3.10 \
+        lsb-release \
+        python3-distutils \
+        sudo && \
+    apt-get clean && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*