diff --git a/src/nf_modules/pigz/2.4/Dockerfile b/src/nf_modules/pigz/2.4/Dockerfile
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..75f9e2fcfd9b5394b45fbfa4541861e6e4ab43e1
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+++ b/src/nf_modules/pigz/2.4/Dockerfile
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+FROM ubuntu:18.04
+MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
+
+ENV PIGZ_VERSION=2.4
+ENV PACKAGES pigz=${PIGZ_VERSION}*
+
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ${PACKAGES} && \
+    apt-get clean
diff --git a/src/nf_modules/pigz/2.4/docker_init.sh b/src/nf_modules/pigz/2.4/docker_init.sh
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+++ b/src/nf_modules/pigz/2.4/docker_init.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+docker build src/nf_modules/pigz/2.4 -t 'pigz:2.4'