diff --git a/Dockerfile.alpine b/Dockerfile.alpine
index 2b6e2f4fa8..a8939ee476 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.alpine
+++ b/Dockerfile.alpine
@@ -1,29 +1,20 @@
+## Usage:
+##   1) docker build -t vlang_alpine - < Dockerfile.alpine
+##   2) alias with_alpine='docker run -u 1000:1000 --rm -it -v .:/src -w /src vlang_alpine:latest'
 FROM alpine:3.20
-
 LABEL maintainer="spytheman <spytheman@bulsynt.org>"
-
 WORKDIR /opt/vlang
-
 ENV PATH /opt/vlang:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
 
 ## install development packages
 RUN apk --no-cache add \
-  musl-dev libc-dev libc6-compat gcompat
-
-RUN apk --no-cache add \
+  musl-dev libc-dev libc6-compat gcompat \
   openssl-dev sqlite-dev mbedtls \
-  libuv-dev libev-dev libevent-dev libmemcached-dev
-
-RUN apk --no-cache add \
+  libuv-dev libev-dev libevent-dev libmemcached-dev \
   binutils diffutils elfutils pcre strace \
-  libunwind-dev libunwind-static gc
-
-RUN apk --no-cache add \
-  make bash file git upx
-
-RUN apk --no-cache add gcc gdb wasi-sdk
-
-RUN apk --no-cache add \
+  libunwind-dev libunwind-static gc gc-dev \
+  make bash file git upx tmux micro nano nano-syntax \
+  gcc gdb wasi-sdk \
   mesa-dev mesa-gl mesa-gles mesa-glapi \
   glfw-dev \
   glu-dev \
@@ -32,9 +23,7 @@ RUN apk --no-cache add \
   freeglut-dev \
   libxi-dev libxi-static \
   libxcursor-dev \
-  libx11-dev
-
-RUN apk --no-cache add \
+  libx11-dev \
   icu-data-full \
   sdl2_net-dev \
   sdl2_gfx-dev \
@@ -45,9 +34,7 @@ RUN apk --no-cache add \
   sdl2-dev
 
 RUN ln -s /opt/vlang/v /usr/local/bin/v
-
 COPY . /vlang-local
-
 ARG USE_LOCAL
 RUN if [[ -z "${USE_LOCAL}" ]] ; then \
       git clone --depth=1 --quiet https://github.com/vlang/v/ /opt/vlang && \
@@ -56,22 +43,20 @@ RUN if [[ -z "${USE_LOCAL}" ]] ; then \
       mv /vlang-local/* . && \
       rm -rf /vlang-local ; \
     fi
-
 RUN mkdir -p /tmp/v /tmp/v /home/ && chown -Rh 1000:1000 /opt/ /tmp/ /home/
-
 ## setup runtime environment for v and bash:
 USER 1000:1000
 ENV HOME     /home
 ENV VTMP     /tmp/v
 ENV VMODULES /tmp/vmodules
 
-RUN make && v -version && ls -la v
-RUN du -b -s .
-RUN time v -prod -skip-unused doctor
-RUN time v -prod -skip-unused self
-RUN time v -prod -skip-unused cmd/tools/vfmt.v
-RUN find . -type f -name *_test.v -or -name *.vv -or -name *.out | xargs rm
-RUN rm -rf v_old vc/ .git/
-RUN du -b -s .
-
+RUN make && v -version && ls -la v && \
+  du -b -s . && \
+  time v doctor && \
+  time v cmd/tools/vfmt.v && \
+  time v -prod self && \
+  true
+RUN find . -type f -name *_test.v -or -name *.vv -or -name *.out | xargs rm && \
+  rm -rf v_old vc/ .git/ && \
+  du -b -s .
 CMD ["v"]