diff --git a/.changeset/funny-paws-admire.md b/.changeset/funny-paws-admire.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6cba8148f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/funny-paws-admire.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@latticexyz/services": patch
+---
+
+The build phase of services now works on machines with older protobuf compilers
diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b3d04a3155
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+node_modules
+**/node_modules
+.gitignore
+*.md
+dist
+**/dist
+**/out/
+**/cache/
+**/bindings/
+**/artifacts/
+**/abi/
+**/broadcast/
+**/deploys/
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6acdf3cd85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+FROM docker.io/library/debian:bullseye-slim as base
+ENV SHELL /bin/bash
+
+WORKDIR /opt
+RUN apt-get -y update --fix-missing && \
+    apt-get -y upgrade && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    libssl-dev make cmake graphviz \
+    git pkg-config curl time rhash ca-certificates jq \
+    python3 python3-pip lsof ruby ruby-bundler git-restore-mtime xz-utils zstd unzip gnupg protobuf-compiler \
+    wget net-tools iptables iproute2 iputils-ping ed zlib1g-dev wabt && \
+    curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | bash - && \
+    apt-get install -y nodejs
+
+# foundry
+RUN curl -L https://foundry.paradigm.xyz/ | bash && \
+    ${HOME}/.foundry/bin/foundryup \
+    && forge --version \
+    && cast --version \
+    && anvil --version \
+    && chisel --version
+# go
+RUN wget https://dl.google.com/go/go1.20.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz && \
+    # -C to move to given directory
+    tar -C /usr/local/ -xzf go1.20.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+# pnpm
+RUN npm install pnpm --global && pnpm --version
+
+FROM base AS builder
+COPY . /app
+WORKDIR /app
+
+ENV PATH="${PATH}:/usr/local/go/bin"
+ENV PATH="${PATH}:/root/.foundry/bin"
+RUN --mount=type=cache,id=pnpm,target=/pnpm/store pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+RUN pnpm run -r build
+
+FROM builder AS store-indexer
+WORKDIR /app/packages/store-indexer
+EXPOSE 3001
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diff --git a/packages/services/Makefile b/packages/services/Makefile
index 989dcdba22..945a2318bf 100644
--- a/packages/services/Makefile
+++ b/packages/services/Makefile
@@ -29,27 +29,32 @@ protoc-ts:
 	--plugin protoc-gen-ts_proto=./node_modules/.bin/protoc-gen-ts_proto \
 	--ts_proto_out ./protobuf/ts/ecs-stream \
 	--ts_proto_opt=env=browser,outputServices=nice-grpc,outputServices=generic-definitions,outputJsonMethods=false,useExactTypes=false,eslint_disable,esModuleInterop=true,importSuffix=.js \
-	--proto_path proto proto/ecs-stream.proto 
+	--proto_path proto proto/ecs-stream.proto \
+	--experimental_allow_proto3_optional
 	protoc \
 	--plugin protoc-gen-ts_proto=./node_modules/.bin/protoc-gen-ts_proto \
 	--ts_proto_out ./protobuf/ts/ecs-snapshot \
 	--ts_proto_opt=env=browser,outputServices=nice-grpc,outputServices=generic-definitions,outputJsonMethods=false,useExactTypes=false,eslint_disable,esModuleInterop=true,importSuffix=.js \
-	--proto_path proto proto/ecs-snapshot.proto 
+	--proto_path proto proto/ecs-snapshot.proto \
+	--experimental_allow_proto3_optional 
 	protoc \
 	--plugin protoc-gen-ts_proto=./node_modules/.bin/protoc-gen-ts_proto \
 	--ts_proto_out ./protobuf/ts/ecs-relay \
 	--ts_proto_opt=env=browser,outputServices=nice-grpc,outputServices=generic-definitions,outputJsonMethods=false,useExactTypes=false,eslint_disable,esModuleInterop=true,importSuffix=.js \
-	--proto_path proto proto/ecs-relay.proto 
+	--proto_path proto proto/ecs-relay.proto \
+	--experimental_allow_proto3_optional 
 	protoc \
 	--plugin protoc-gen-ts_proto=./node_modules/.bin/protoc-gen-ts_proto \
 	--ts_proto_out ./protobuf/ts/faucet \
 	--ts_proto_opt=env=browser,outputServices=nice-grpc,outputServices=generic-definitions,outputJsonMethods=false,useExactTypes=false,eslint_disable,esModuleInterop=true,importSuffix=.js \
-	--proto_path proto proto/faucet.proto 
+	--proto_path proto proto/faucet.proto \
+	--experimental_allow_proto3_optional 
 	protoc \
 	--plugin protoc-gen-ts_proto=./node_modules/.bin/protoc-gen-ts_proto \
 	--ts_proto_out ./protobuf/ts/mode \
 	--ts_proto_opt=env=browser,outputServices=nice-grpc,outputServices=generic-definitions,outputJsonMethods=false,useExactTypes=false,eslint_disable,esModuleInterop=true,importSuffix=.js \
-	--proto_path proto proto/mode.proto 
+	--proto_path proto proto/mode.proto \
+	--experimental_allow_proto3_optional 
 .PHONY: protoc-ts
 
 protoc-clean: