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+# 2. Docker for development
+
+Date: 2022-08-09
+
+## Status
+
+Accepted
+
+## Context
+
+The [Federal Audit Clearinghouse](https://github.com/GSA-TTS/FAC) project is a similar project to ours, from which we are taking many examples for reuse. FAC uses Docker. Docker is widely accepted at TTS currently and in the development community at large.
+
+Other options include using virtual machines or installing dependencies directly onto the host system. The first is not widely used at TTS; the second tends to cause problems with dependency management.
+
+## Decision
+
+To include a Dockerfile and docker-compose file.
+
+## Consequences
+
+We intend to deploy using containerized images; therefore, use of Docker on local will give the closest approximation to higher environments.
+
+The project may be perceived as less friendly to outsiders.
+
+A greater technical burden may be placed on new employees during onboarding.