diff --git a/containermake.lua b/containermake.lua
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/containermake.lua
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+local sh = require "sh"
+local fs = require "fs"
+
+sh { abort = true }
+
+local cd = function(path)
+  local ok, err = fs.chdir(path)
+  if err ~= nil then
+    error(err)
+  end
+end
+
+cd "frontend"
+sh.rm("-rf", "node_modules", "bower_components"):ok()
+print "running npm install..."
+sh.npm("install"):print()
+print "running npm run build..."
+sh.npm("run", "build"):print()
+print "packing frontend..."
+sh.asar("pack", "static", "../frontend.asar"):print()
+cd ".."
+
+if fs.exists "/usr/bin/keybase" then
+  print "signing frontend..."
+  sh.keybase("sign", "-d", "-i", "./frontend.asar", "-o", "./frontend.asar.sig"):print()
+end
+
+sh.box("box.rb"):print()