From 8b71cac38be18a93fc888e6205a810edd5804783 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dylan Garvis <Dylan@Garvis.dev>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 22:16:36 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] docs: document docker and make builds

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 README.md | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,36 @@ Prometheus Spigot exposes server metrics at a configurable HTTP endpoint for Pro
 2. Copy the JAR from `build/libs/` into your server `plugins/` directory.
 3. Start the server once to generate `plugins/PrometheusSpigot/config.yml` and token.
 
+### Build with Docker
+
+If you do not have Gradle installed, you can build using Docker:
+
+```bash
+docker build -t prometheus-spigot-build .
+```
+
+Then extract the jar from the image:
+
+```bash
+docker create --name prometheus-spigot-build prometheus-spigot-build
+docker cp prometheus-spigot-build:/workspace/build/libs ./build/libs
+docker rm prometheus-spigot-build
+```
+
+### Build with Make
+
+If you prefer Make targets:
+
+```bash
+make build
+```
+
+Docker build + extract:
+
+```bash
+make docker-jar
+```
+
 ## Configure
 
 `config.yml` (defaults shown):