diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6de52ebcaa454bdb4c81a8a6f37001a18259b842..2447f6a11afc8ff056d60d6d9ba24a1d0babbd1e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -9,3 +9,9 @@ build_image:
     - docker-image-build
   script:
   - echo building image
+  
+build_sam:
+  - package
+  script:
+    - docker build -t gitlab-registry.cern.ch/meehan/faser-docker-daq:latest .
+    - docker push gitlab-registry.cern.ch/meehan/faser-docker-daq:latest
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d2b64750efc0f97706ffcf81bc0e2a5108386c8a..6bccb5e53139354d2854719ac55b49d478050d6d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
-FROM atlas/centos7-atlasos:latest
+FROM gitlab-registry.cern.ch/ep-dt-di/daq/daqling:latest
+ADD . /faser/daq
+WORKDIR /faser/daq
 
+# get boost 1.70.0 from LCG
+COPY *.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/
+RUN yum install -y LCG_96b_Boost_1.70.0_x86_64_centos7_gcc8_opt && \
+    export BOOST_ROOT_DIR=/opt/lcg/Boost/1.70.0-eebf1/x86_64-centos7-gcc8-opt && \
+    export BOOST_VERSION=1.70
+    
+# get an up to date version of Git
 RUN cd /tmp/ && \
     wget https://centos7.iuscommunity.org/ius-release.rpm && \
     rpm -i --nodeps ius-release.rpm && \
@@ -7,9 +16,11 @@ RUN cd /tmp/ && \
     yum install -y git2u && \
     yum clean all
 
+# libusb is for the GPIO boards
 RUN yum install -y libusbx-devel && \
     yum clean all
     
+# root is for the tracker scan routines
 RUN yum install -y root && \
     yum clean all
 
@@ -97,3 +108,7 @@ ENV HOME /home
 COPY startup.sh $HOME/startup.sh
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/bash", "/home/startup.sh","/bin/bash"]
+    
+
+
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lcg.repo b/lcg.repo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1d4c8deb1ad142ab1259fdc8146ec91aaa710ca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lcg.repo
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+[lcg]
+name=LCG Repository
+baseurl=http://cern.ch/lcgpackages/rpms
+gpgcheck=0
+enabled=1
+protect=0
+
+[lcg-updates]
+name=LCG Repository
+baseurl=http://cern.ch/lcgpackages/rpms_updates
+gpgcheck=0
+enabled=1
+protect=0
+
+[lcg_contrib]
+name=LCG Contrib Repository
+baseurl=http://cern.ch/lcgpackages/rpms_contrib/
+gpgcheck=0
+enabled=1
+protect=0