diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index a13e425..bc4c4bb 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -2,15 +2,14 @@ version: '0.1'
 services: 
   rigctld:
     build:
-      context: .
-      args:
-        - GIT_RELEASE: abcdef
+      context: ./rigctld
+#      args:
+#        - GIT_RELEASE: abcdef
       platforms:
         - "linux/arm64"
-      network: host
-      dockerfile: rigctld-build.dockerfile  
-  container_name: rigctld
-    group_add: dialout
+#      network: host
+    container_name: rigctld
+#    group_add: dialout
     devices:
       - "/dev/ttyUSB:/dev/ttyUSB0"
     ports: 4534:4534
@@ -50,6 +49,6 @@ services:
 #    file: ./runtime_settings.json
 #volumes:
 #  bpq-data:
-networks:
-  farpn-local: {}
+#networks:
+#  farpn-local: {}
 #  farpn-ygg: {}
diff --git a/rigctld/Dockerfile b/rigctld/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5adbef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rigctld/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# build rigctld
+
+FROM debian:latest
+
+RUN mkdir src
+# this might be too much, but let's try it
+RUN apt update
+RUN apt install -y libconfig-dev autoconf libtool git gcc g++ make cmake libudev-dev libreadline-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev libavahi-common-dev libavahi-client-dev
+
+# build hamlib/rigctld
+RUN <<EOF
+cd src
+git clone https://github.com/Hamlib/Hamlib.git
+cd Hamlib
+./bootstrap
+./configure
+make
+EOF
+
+CMD /bin/rigctld