diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+++ b/.dockerignore
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+.git
+.claude
+.DS_Store
+sfdupes
+files.dat
+*.log
+*.out
+*.test
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/check.yml b/.gitea/workflows/check.yml
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+++ b/.gitea/workflows/check.yml
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+name: check
+on: [push]
+jobs:
+    check:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+            # actions/checkout v4.2.2, 2026-02-22
+            - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
+            - run: docker build .
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
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+# Lint stage — fast feedback on formatting and lint issues
+# golangci/golangci-lint:v2.12.1, 2026-07-23
+FROM golangci/golangci-lint@sha256:c9843d374ca80ecbac86081ec4dd7fe2bb6187b03224f59a0cc2f80759e1845b AS lint
+WORKDIR /src
+COPY go.mod go.sum ./
+RUN go mod download
+COPY . .
+RUN make fmt-check
+RUN make lint
+
+# Build stage
+# golang:1.25-alpine, 2026-07-23
+FROM golang@sha256:56961d79ea8129efddcc0b8643fd8a5416b4e6228cfd477e3fd61deb2672c587 AS builder
+
+RUN apk add --no-cache make
+
+WORKDIR /src
+
+# Reuse the linter binary from the lint stage; the copy also forces
+# BuildKit to complete linting before this stage proceeds.
+COPY --from=lint /usr/bin/golangci-lint /usr/local/bin/golangci-lint
+
+COPY go.mod go.sum ./
+RUN go mod download
+COPY . .
+
+# Fail the build unless the branch is green.
+RUN make check
+
+RUN make build
+
+# Runtime stage
+# alpine:3.22, 2026-07-23
+FROM alpine@sha256:14358309a308569c32bdc37e2e0e9694be33a9d99e68afb0f5ff33cc1f695dce
+
+COPY --from=builder /src/sfdupes /usr/local/bin/sfdupes
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["sfdupes"]