diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index 2f460539..7d6c702d 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
   "extends": "eslint-config-atomic",
-  "ignorePatterns": ["dist/", "node_modules/"]
+  "ignorePatterns": ["dist/", "node_modules/", "dev/cpp_vcpkg_project"]
 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index b3cd0b4d..89bb57fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -127,6 +127,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         id: docker_build
         run: |
-          docker build -f ./building/docker/${{ matrix.container }} -t setup_cpp .
+          docker build -f ./dev/docker/${{ matrix.container }} -t setup_cpp .
         env:
           ACTIONS_ALLOW_UNSECURE_COMMANDS: true
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d28b8b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[submodule "dev/cpp_vcpkg_project"]
+	path = dev/cpp_vcpkg_project
+	url = https://github.com/aminya/cpp_vcpkg_project
diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
index 833fbbde..1f9b46de 100644
--- a/.prettierignore
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ dist
 stats.html
 src/python/setup-python/
 src/msvc/msvc-dev-cmd/
+dev/cpp_vcpkg_project
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c97ee27..fa456a5d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ jobs:
 Here is an example for using setup_cpp to make a builder image that has the Cpp tools you need.
 
 ```dockerfile
-FROM ubuntu:devel
+#### Base Image
+FROM ubuntu:devel AS base
 
 # add setup_cpp
 WORKDIR "/"
@@ -189,20 +190,35 @@ RUN wget --no-verbose "https://github.com/aminya/setup-cpp/releases/download/v0.
 RUN chmod +x ./setup_cpp_linux
 
 # install llvm, cmake, ninja, and ccache
-RUN ./setup_cpp_linux --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --ccache true
+RUN ./setup_cpp_linux --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --ccache true --vcpkg true --make true
 
-# activate cpp environment variables
-RUN source ~/.cpprc
+CMD source ~/.cpprc
+ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/bash" ]
 
-ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/sh" ]
+#### Building
+FROM base AS builder
+ADD ./dev/cpp_vcpkg_project /home/app
+WORKDIR /home/app
+RUN bash -c 'source ~/.cpprc \ 
+    && make build'
+
+### Running environment
+# use a distroless image or ubuntu:devel if you wish
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/cc
+# copy the built binaries and their runtime dependencies
+COPY --from=builder /home/app/build/my_exe/Release/ /home/app/
+WORKDIR /home/app/
+ENTRYPOINT ["./my_exe"]
 ```
 
-See [this folder](https://github.com/aminya/setup-cpp/tree/master/building/docker), for some dockerfile examples.
+See [this folder](https://github.com/aminya/setup-cpp/tree/master/dev/docker), for some dockerfile examples.
 
 If you want to build the ones included, then run:
 
 ```ps1
-docker build -f ./building/docker/ubuntu.dockerfile -t setup_cpp .
+git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/aminya/setup-cpp
+cd ./setup-cpp
+docker build -f ./dev/docker/ubuntu.dockerfile -t setup_cpp .
 ```
 
 Where you should use the path to the dockerfile after `-f`.
@@ -230,7 +246,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         id: docker_build
         run: |
-          docker build -f ./building/docker/debian.dockerfile -t setup_cpp .
+          docker build -f ./dev/docker/debian.dockerfile -t setup_cpp .
         env:
           ACTIONS_ALLOW_UNSECURE_COMMANDS: true
 ```
diff --git a/building/docker/ubuntu.dockerfile b/building/docker/ubuntu.dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index d0dff673..00000000
--- a/building/docker/ubuntu.dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-FROM ubuntu:devel
-
-# add setup_cpp
-WORKDIR "/"
-RUN apt-get update -qq
-RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends wget
-RUN wget --no-verbose "https://github.com/aminya/setup-cpp/releases/download/v0.13.1/setup_cpp_linux"
-RUN chmod +x ./setup_cpp_linux
-
-# install llvm, cmake, ninja, and ccache
-RUN ./setup_cpp_linux --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --ccache true --vcpkg true
-
-# reload the environment
-CMD source ~/.cpprc 
-
-ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/sh" ]
diff --git a/building/docker/ubuntu_node.dockerfile b/building/docker/ubuntu_node.dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 29d53ec7..00000000
--- a/building/docker/ubuntu_node.dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-FROM ubuntu:devel
-
-RUN apt-get update -qq
-RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends nodejs
-
-# add setup_cpp.js
-ADD "./dist/" "/"
-WORKDIR "/"
-
-# run installation
-RUN node ./setup_cpp.js --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --cppcheck true --ccache true --vcpkg true --doxygen true --gcovr true
-
-# reload the environment and print the versions
-CMD source ~/.cpprc && clang --version && cmake --version && ninja --version && ccache --version && cppcheck --version && vcpkg --version && doxygen --version && dot --version && gcovr --version
-
-ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/sh" ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cspell.config.yaml b/cspell.config.yaml
index 9c9269e2..346c65a0 100644
--- a/cspell.config.yaml
+++ b/cspell.config.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ ignorePaths:
   - pnpm-lock.yaml
   - .git/
   - dist/
+  - dev/cpp_vcpkg_project
 words:
   - aarch
   - aminya
diff --git a/dev/cpp_vcpkg_project b/dev/cpp_vcpkg_project
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..f4fe2164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/cpp_vcpkg_project
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit f4fe216401a8eac95d66969f0ee2b760b3c4edf0
diff --git a/dev/docker/ubuntu.dockerfile b/dev/docker/ubuntu.dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1e9ed09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/docker/ubuntu.dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#### Base Image
+FROM ubuntu:devel AS base
+
+# add setup_cpp
+WORKDIR "/"
+RUN apt-get update -qq
+RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends wget
+RUN wget --no-verbose "https://github.com/aminya/setup-cpp/releases/download/v0.13.1/setup_cpp_linux"
+RUN chmod +x ./setup_cpp_linux
+
+# install llvm, cmake, ninja, and ccache
+RUN ./setup_cpp_linux --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --ccache true --vcpkg true --make true
+
+CMD source ~/.cpprc
+ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/bash" ]
+
+#### Building
+FROM base AS builder
+ADD ./dev/cpp_vcpkg_project /home/app
+WORKDIR /home/app
+RUN bash -c 'source ~/.cpprc \ 
+    && make build'
+
+### Running environment
+# use a distroless image or ubuntu:devel if you wish
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/cc
+# copy the built binaries and their runtime dependencies
+COPY --from=builder /home/app/build/my_exe/Release/ /home/app/
+WORKDIR /home/app/
+ENTRYPOINT ["./my_exe"]
diff --git a/dev/docker/ubuntu_node.dockerfile b/dev/docker/ubuntu_node.dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1bbd70be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/docker/ubuntu_node.dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+FROM ubuntu:devel AS base
+
+RUN apt-get update -qq
+RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends nodejs
+
+# add setup_cpp.js
+ADD "./dist/" "/"
+WORKDIR "/"
+
+# run installation
+RUN node ./setup_cpp.js --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --cppcheck true --ccache true --vcpkg true --doxygen true --gcovr true --make true
+
+CMD source ~/.cpprc
+ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/bash" ]
+
+#### Building
+FROM base AS builder
+ADD ./dev/cpp_vcpkg_project /home/app
+WORKDIR /home/app
+RUN bash -c 'source ~/.cpprc \ 
+    && make build'
+
+### Running environment
+# use a distroless image or ubuntu:devel if you wish
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/cc
+# copy the built binaries and their runtime dependencies
+COPY --from=builder /home/app/build/my_exe/Release/ /home/app/
+WORKDIR /home/app/
+ENTRYPOINT ["./my_exe"]
diff --git a/building/docker/ubuntu_stable_node.dockerfile b/dev/docker/ubuntu_stable_node.dockerfile
similarity index 55%
rename from building/docker/ubuntu_stable_node.dockerfile
rename to dev/docker/ubuntu_stable_node.dockerfile
index 717de80f..b4120ac7 100644
--- a/building/docker/ubuntu_stable_node.dockerfile
+++ b/dev/docker/ubuntu_stable_node.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ubuntu:20.04
+FROM ubuntu:20.04 AS base
 
 # set time-zone
 ENV TZ=Canada/Pacific
@@ -16,9 +16,22 @@ ADD "./dist/" "/"
 WORKDIR "/"
 
 # run installation
-RUN node ./setup_cpp.js --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --cppcheck true --ccache true --vcpkg true --doxygen true --gcovr true
+RUN node ./setup_cpp.js --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --cppcheck true --ccache true --vcpkg true --doxygen true --gcovr true --make true
 
-# reload the environment and print the versions
-CMD source ~/.cpprc && clang --version && cmake --version && ninja --version && ccache --version && cppcheck --version && vcpkg --version && doxygen --version && dot --version && gcovr --version
+CMD source ~/.cpprc
+ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/bash" ]
 
-ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/sh" ]
\ No newline at end of file
+#### Building
+FROM base AS builder
+ADD ./dev/cpp_vcpkg_project /home/app
+WORKDIR /home/app
+RUN bash -c 'source ~/.cpprc \ 
+    && make build'
+
+### Running environment
+# use a distroless image or ubuntu:20.04 if you wish
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/cc
+# copy the built binaries and their runtime dependencies
+COPY --from=builder /home/app/build/my_exe/Release/ /home/app/
+WORKDIR /home/app/
+ENTRYPOINT ["./my_exe"]
diff --git a/building/scripts/debug_remove.js b/dev/scripts/debug_remove.js
similarity index 100%
rename from building/scripts/debug_remove.js
rename to dev/scripts/debug_remove.js
diff --git a/building/scripts/pack-exe.js b/dev/scripts/pack-exe.js
similarity index 100%
rename from building/scripts/pack-exe.js
rename to dev/scripts/pack-exe.js
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e326a34a..a026608e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "run-p test.tsc build.parcel copy.matchers",
-    "build.docker": "pnpm build && docker build -f ./building/docker/ubuntu_node.dockerfile -t setup_cpp .",
+    "build.docker": "pnpm build && docker build -f ./dev/docker/ubuntu_node.dockerfile -t setup_cpp .",
     "build.parcel": "shx rm -rf ./dist/*.js ./dist/*.js.map && cross-env NODE_ENV=production parcel build --detailed-report",
     "bump": "ncu -u -x execa && pnpm update",
     "clean": "shx rm -rf .parcel-cache dist exe",
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "dev": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development parcel watch",
     "format": "prettier --write .",
     "lint": "eslint . --fix",
-    "pack.exe": "shx rm -rf ./dist/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo && node ./building/scripts/pack-exe.js",
+    "pack.exe": "shx rm -rf ./dist/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo && node ./dev/scripts/pack-exe.js",
     "prepare": "npm run build",
     "start.docker": "docker run -t setup_cpp .",
     "test": "run-p test.format test.lint  test.cspell test.tsc test.unit",