diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,12 @@
 # corso
 CLI/API based backup of M365 data
+
+# Getting Started
+
+```sh
+# Build
+./build/build.sh # this will create a binary in bin/
+
+# Docker Image
+./build/build-container.sh # this will build an image
+```
diff --git a/build/Dockerfile b/build/Dockerfile
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--- a/build/Dockerfile
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@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-FROM golang:1.18
-
-ARG uid=1000
-ARG gid=1000
-
-# Dockerfile with static deps that won't be changed. Right now there's no deps
-# outside of what the go.mod file has to manage. Makes a user in the container
-# with the same UID and GID as the current user so that the mounted directory
-# doesn't end up with files with strange permissions.
-
-RUN if [ ! $(getent group ${gid}) ]; then groupadd -g "${gid}" build; fi && \
-    useradd -m -u "${uid}" -g "${gid}" build
-
-USER build:${gid}
diff --git a/build/README.md b/build/README.md
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index 505d8bd1e..000000000
--- a/build/README.md
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@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# Corso build image
-
-The Corso build image is a docker image that
-can be used to dev/test/build Corso
-
-## Creating the build image
-
-Run `build.sh` to create `docker.io/alcionai/base-dev`
-```
-$ ./build.sh
-```
-
-## Launching the build image
-
-Run `run_dev.sh` to launch into the build image. It will mount the corso src directory at `/`
-```
-$ ./run_dev.sh
-```
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diff --git a/build/build-container.sh b/build/build-container.sh
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index 000000000..1b073119b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/build-container.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -ex
+
+SCRIPT_ROOT=$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))
+PROJECT_ROOT=$(dirname ${SCRIPT_ROOT})
+
+IMAGE_TAG=$(git describe --tags --always --dirty)
+IMAGE_NAME=alcionai/corso:${IMAGE_TAG}
+
+${SCRIPT_ROOT}/build.sh
+
+echo "building container"
+docker build -t ${IMAGE_NAME}            \
+       -f ${PROJECT_ROOT}/Dockerfile     \
+       ${PROJECT_ROOT}
+
+echo "container built successfully ${IMAGE_NAME}"
diff --git a/build/build.sh b/build/build.sh
index 8a3fdbb62..0b4b96239 100755
--- a/build/build.sh
+++ b/build/build.sh
@@ -1,27 +1,31 @@
-#! /bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-# Builds a docker image that contains the deps for the current version of the
-# code. Image expects dev directory to be mounted in the container at runtime.
+set -ex
 
-source paths.sh
+SCRIPT_ROOT=$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))
+PROJECT_ROOT=$(dirname ${SCRIPT_ROOT})
+SRC_DIR=${PROJECT_ROOT}
+CORSO_BUILD_ARGS=''
 
-BASE_TAG="alcionai/base-dev"
+CORSO_BUILD_CONTAINER_DIR=/go/src/github.com/alcionai/corso
+CORSO_BUILD_CONTAINER_SRC_DIR=${CORSO_BUILD_CONTAINER_DIR}/src
 
-buildImage() {
-  docker build \
-    -f Dockerfile \
-    -t "$BASE_TAG" \
-    --build-arg uid=$(id -u) \
-    --build-arg gid=$(id -g) \
-    .
-  docker run \
-    -v "$REPO_CODE":"$GOLANG_REPO_PATH" \
-    --name build-tmp \
-    -w "$GOLANG_REPO_PATH" \
-    -it \
-    "$BASE_TAG" go get
-  docker commit build-tmp "$DEV_TAG"
-  docker rm build-tmp
-}
+# temporary directory for caching go build
+mkdir -p /tmp/.corsobuild/cache
+# temporary directory for caching go modules (needed for fast cross-platform build)
+mkdir -p /tmp/.corsobuild/mod
 
-buildImage
+echo "building corso"
+docker run --rm --mount type=bind,src=${SRC_DIR},dst=${CORSO_BUILD_CONTAINER_DIR}    \
+       --mount type=bind,src=/tmp/.corsobuild/cache,dst=/tmp/.corsobuild/cache       \
+       --mount type=bind,src=/tmp/.corsobuild/mod,dst=/go/pkg/mod                    \
+       --workdir ${CORSO_BUILD_CONTAINER_SRC_DIR}                                    \
+       --env GOCACHE=/tmp/.corsobuild/cache                                          \
+       --entrypoint /usr/local/go/bin/go                                             \
+       golang:1.18                                                                   \
+       build ${CORSO_BUILD_ARGS}
+
+mkdir -p ${PROJECT_ROOT}/bin
+
+echo "creating binary image in bin/corso"
+mv ${PROJECT_ROOT}/src/corso ${PROJECT_ROOT}/bin/corso
diff --git a/build/paths.sh b/build/paths.sh
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--- a/build/paths.sh
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@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/bash
-
-# TODO(ashmrtnz): Needs adjusting based on where source code lands in the repo
-# and where the scripts land in the repo.
-REPO_ROOT=$(dirname $(pwd))
-REPO_CODE="${REPO_ROOT}/src"
-GOLANG_BASE_REPO_PATH="/go/src/github.com/alcionai"
-GOLANG_REPO_PATH="${GOLANG_BASE_REPO_PATH}/$(basename $REPO_ROOT)"
-DEV_TAG="alcionai/dev"
diff --git a/build/run_dev.sh b/build/run_dev.sh
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index 5e3a0b32e..000000000
--- a/build/run_dev.sh
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@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/bash
-
-# Runs the dev docker image with the current user and mounts the source code
-# directory in the container at the proper go path.
-# NOTE: The container is ephemeral and destroyed after it is exited (but changes
-# in the repo's code directory will be available to the host).
-
-source paths.sh
-
-docker run \
-  --rm \
-  -it \
-  -v "$REPO_CODE":"$GOLANG_REPO_PATH" \
-  -w "$GOLANG_REPO_PATH" \
-  "$DEV_TAG" \
-  /bin/bash
diff --git a/docker/README.md b/docker/README.md
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--- a/docker/README.md
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@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# Corso Dockerfile
-
-## Instructions
-
-The docker image build currently expects the `corso` binary to be available in the same directory.
-
--  Build the `corso` binary in the build image. See instructions in the `build` directory.
-
-- Copy the `corso` binary to `$REPO/docker/bin` and run `build.sh`
-
-```
-$ ./build.sh
-```
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diff --git a/docker/build.sh b/docker/build.sh
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-#! /bin/bash
-
-# Builds a docker image that wraps the corso binary
-
-IMAGE_NAME="alcionai/corso"
-VERSION=$(git describe --tags --always --dirty)
-CORSO_BINARY="./bin/corso"
-
-if [ ! -f "$CORSO_BINARY" ]; then
-    echo "$CORSO_BINARY does not exist. Build corso and ensure the binary is available at $CORSO_BINARY"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-buildImage() {
-  docker build . \
-    -t "$IMAGE_NAME:$VERSION"
-}
-
-buildImage
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