diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ tramp
 .LSOverride
 
 # Icon must end with two \r
-Icon

+Icon
+
 
 # Thumbnails
 ._*
@@ -100,3 +101,5 @@ tmtags
 Session.vim
 .netrwhist
 *~
+
+dist-newstyle
diff --git a/cabal.project b/cabal.project
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b85eff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cabal.project
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+packages: .
+
+with-compiler: ghc-8.10.7
diff --git a/docker-haskell.cabal b/docker-haskell.cabal
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7dcd72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-haskell.cabal
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+cabal-version:      2.4
+name:               docker-haskell
+version:            0.1.0.0
+
+-- A short (one-line) description of the package.
+-- synopsis:
+
+-- A longer description of the package.
+-- description:
+
+-- A URL where users can report bugs.
+-- bug-reports:
+
+-- The license under which the package is released.
+license:            MIT
+author:             Alistair Burrowes
+maintainer:         afburrowes@gmail.com
+
+-- A copyright notice.
+-- copyright:
+-- category:
+extra-source-files:
+    README.md
+
+executable docker-haskell
+    main-is:          Main.hs
+
+    -- Modules included in this executable, other than Main.
+    other-modules:
+        Model.DebianDistribution,
+        Model.OperatingSystem,
+        Model.ProcessorArchitecture,
+        Model.ImageVariant
+
+    -- LANGUAGE extensions used by modules in this package.
+    default-extensions:
+        LambdaCase
+    build-depends:    base ^>=4.14.3.0,
+                      ginger >= 0.10.4 && < 0.11,
+                      text >= 1.2.4 && < 1.3,
+    hs-source-dirs:   gen
+    default-language: Haskell2010
diff --git a/gen/Main.hs b/gen/Main.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87abcff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gen/Main.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+module Main where
+
+import System.IO
+import System.IO.Error
+import qualified Data.Text as Text
+import Text.Ginger
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = do
+   _ <- runGingerT (makeContextM scopeLookup (putStr . Text.unpack . htmlSource)) tpl
+   pure ()
+
+loadFile :: FilePath -> IO String
+loadFile fn = openFile fn ReadMode >>= hGetContents
+
+loadFileMay :: FilePath -> IO (Maybe String)
+loadFileMay fn =
+    tryIOError (loadFile fn) >>=
+        \case
+            Right contents ->
+                return (Just contents)
+            Left err -> do
+                print err -- remove this line if you want to fail silently
+                return Nothing
diff --git a/gen/Model/DebianDistribution.hs b/gen/Model/DebianDistribution.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c5b786
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gen/Model/DebianDistribution.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+module Model.DebianDistribution where
+
+data DebianDistribution =
+  DDBuster
diff --git a/gen/Model/ImageVariant.hs b/gen/Model/ImageVariant.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8a079b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gen/Model/ImageVariant.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module Model.ImageVariant where
+
+data Variant =
+  IVStandard
+  | IVSlim
diff --git a/gen/Model/OperatingSystem.hs b/gen/Model/OperatingSystem.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f8dcf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gen/Model/OperatingSystem.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+module Model.OperatingSystem where
+
+data OperatingSystem =
+  OSDebian
+  | OSAlpine
+  | OSWindows
diff --git a/gen/Model/ProcessorArchitecture.hs b/gen/Model/ProcessorArchitecture.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65e38d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gen/Model/ProcessorArchitecture.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module Model.ProcessorArchitecture where
+
+data ProcessorArchitecture =
+  PAx86
+  | PAaarch64
diff --git a/template/debian.jinja b/template/debian.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..058d2a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/debian.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+## Dockerfile for a haskell environment
+{% if slim %}
+FROM       debian:{{distribution}}
+{% else %}
+FROM       buildpack-deps:{{distribution}}
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if slim %}
+# common haskell + stack dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        ca-certificates \
+        curl \
+        dpkg-dev \
+        git \
+        gcc \
+        gnupg \
+        g++ \
+        libc6-dev \
+        libffi-dev \
+        libgmp-dev \
+        libnuma-dev \
+        libtinfo-dev \
+        make \
+        netbase \
+        xz-utils \
+        zlib1g-dev && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+{% else %}
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        gnupg \
+        libc6-dev \
+        libffi-dev \
+        libgmp-dev \
+        libnuma-dev \
+        libtinfo-dev \
+        make \
+        netbase \
+        xz-utils \
+        zlib1g-dev && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+{% endif %}
+
+## ensure locale is set during build
+ENV LANG            C.UTF-8
+
+ARG STACK=2.7.5
+ARG STACK_RELEASE_KEY=C5705533DA4F78D8664B5DC0575159689BEFB442
+
+RUN set -eux; \
+    cd /tmp; \
+    ARCH="$(dpkg-architecture --query DEB_BUILD_GNU_CPU)"; \
+    INSTALL_STACK="true"; \
+    STACK_URL="https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stack/releases/download/v${STACK}/stack-${STACK}-linux-$ARCH.tar.gz"; \
+    # sha256 from https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stack/releases/download/v${STACK}/stack-${STACK}-linux-$ARCH.tar.gz.sha256
+    case "$ARCH" in \
+        'aarch64') \
+            # Stack does not officially support ARM64, nor do the binaries that exist work.
+            # Hitting https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stack/issues/2103#issuecomment-972329065 when trying to use
+            # stack-2.7.1-linux-aarch64.tar.gz
+            INSTALL_STACK="false"; \
+            ;; \
+        'x86_64') \
+            STACK_SHA256='9bcd165358d4dcafd2b33320d4fe98ce72faaf62300cc9b0fb86a27eb670da50'; \
+            ;; \
+        *) echo >&2 "error: unsupported architecture '$ARCH'" ; exit 1 ;; \
+    esac; \
+    if [ "$INSTALL_STACK" = "true" ]; then \
+        curl -sSL "$STACK_URL" -o stack.tar.gz; \
+        echo "$STACK_SHA256 stack.tar.gz" | sha256sum --strict --check; \
+        \
+        curl -sSL "$STACK_URL.asc" -o stack.tar.gz.asc; \
+        GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)"; export GNUPGHOME; \
+        gpg --batch --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --receive-keys "$STACK_RELEASE_KEY"; \
+        gpg --batch --verify stack.tar.gz.asc stack.tar.gz; \
+        gpgconf --kill all; \
+        \
+        tar -xf stack.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin --strip-components=1 "stack-$STACK-linux-$ARCH/stack"; \
+        stack config set system-ghc --global true; \
+        stack config set install-ghc --global false; \
+        \
+        rm -rf /tmp/*; \
+        \
+        stack --version; \
+    fi
+
+ARG CABAL_INSTALL=3.6.2.0
+ARG CABAL_INSTALL_RELEASE_KEY=A970DF3AC3B9709706D74544B3D9F94B8DCAE210
+
+RUN set -eux; \
+    cd /tmp; \
+    ARCH="$(dpkg-architecture --query DEB_BUILD_GNU_CPU)"; \
+    CABAL_INSTALL_TAR="cabal-install-$CABAL_INSTALL-$ARCH-linux-deb10.tar.xz"; \
+    CABAL_INSTALL_URL="https://downloads.haskell.org/~cabal/cabal-install-$CABAL_INSTALL/$CABAL_INSTALL_TAR"; \
+    CABAL_INSTALL_SHA256SUMS_URL="https://downloads.haskell.org/~cabal/cabal-install-$CABAL_INSTALL/SHA256SUMS"; \
+    # sha256 from https://downloads.haskell.org/~cabal/cabal-install-$CABAL_INSTALL/SHA256SUMS
+    case "$ARCH" in \
+        'aarch64') \
+            CABAL_INSTALL_SHA256='d9acee67d4308bc5c22d27bee034d388cc4192a25deff9e7e491e2396572b030'; \
+            ;; \
+        'x86_64') \
+            CABAL_INSTALL_SHA256='4759b56e9257e02f29fa374a6b25d6cb2f9d80c7e3a55d4f678a8e570925641c'; \
+            ;; \
+        *) echo >&2 "error: unsupported architecture '$ARCH'"; exit 1 ;; \
+    esac; \
+    curl -fSL "$CABAL_INSTALL_URL" -o cabal-install.tar.gz; \
+    echo "$CABAL_INSTALL_SHA256 cabal-install.tar.gz" | sha256sum --strict --check; \
+    \
+    curl -sSLO "$CABAL_INSTALL_SHA256SUMS_URL"; \
+    curl -sSLO "$CABAL_INSTALL_SHA256SUMS_URL.sig"; \
+    GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)"; export GNUPGHOME; \
+    gpg --batch --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --receive-keys "$CABAL_INSTALL_RELEASE_KEY"; \
+    gpg --batch --verify SHA256SUMS.sig SHA256SUMS; \
+    # confirm we are verying SHA256SUMS that matches the release + sha256
+    grep "$CABAL_INSTALL_SHA256  $CABAL_INSTALL_TAR" SHA256SUMS; \
+    gpgconf --kill all; \
+    \
+    tar -xf cabal-install.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin; \
+    \
+    rm -rf /tmp/*; \
+    \
+    cabal --version
+
+ARG GHC={{ghcVersion}}
+ARG GHC_RELEASE_KEY=FFEB7CE81E16A36B3E2DED6F2DE04D4E97DB64AD
+
+RUN set -eux; \
+    cd /tmp; \
+    ARCH="$(dpkg-architecture --query DEB_BUILD_GNU_CPU)"; \
+    GHC_URL="https://downloads.haskell.org/~ghc/$GHC/ghc-$GHC-$ARCH-deb10-linux.tar.xz"; \
+    # sha256 from https://downloads.haskell.org/~ghc/$GHC/SHA256SUMS
+    case "$ARCH" in \
+        'aarch64') \
+            GHC_SHA256='f3621ccba7ae48fcd67a9505f61bb5ccfb05c4cbfecd5a6ea65fe3f150af0e98'; \
+            ;; \
+        'x86_64') \
+            GHC_SHA256='fb61dea556a2023dc2d50ee61a22144bb23e4229a378e533065124c218f40cfc'; \
+            ;; \
+        *) echo >&2 "error: unsupported architecture '$ARCH'" ; exit 1 ;; \
+    esac; \
+    curl -sSL "$GHC_URL" -o ghc.tar.xz; \
+    echo "$GHC_SHA256 ghc.tar.xz" | sha256sum --strict --check; \
+    \
+    GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)"; export GNUPGHOME; \
+    curl -sSL "$GHC_URL.sig" -o ghc.tar.xz.sig; \
+    gpg --batch --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --receive-keys "$GHC_RELEASE_KEY"; \
+    gpg --batch --verify ghc.tar.xz.sig ghc.tar.xz; \
+    gpgconf --kill all; \
+    \
+    tar xf ghc.tar.xz; \
+    cd "ghc-$GHC"; \
+    ./configure --prefix "/opt/ghc/$GHC"; \
+    make install; \
+    # remove some docs
+{% if slim %}
+    find "/opt/ghc/$GHC/" \( -name "*_p.a" -o -name "*.p_hi" \) -type f -delete; \
+{% endif %}
+    rm -rf "/opt/ghc/$GHC/share/"; \
+    \
+    rm -rf /tmp/*; \
+    \
+    "/opt/ghc/$GHC/bin/ghc" --version
+
+ENV PATH /root/.cabal/bin:/root/.local/bin:/opt/ghc/${GHC}/bin:$PATH
+
+CMD ["ghci"]