diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 679bfdf76046b9d51d4bd3fc9b48a68b7cd2d36b..b15f9b0b147f79247dfa621e0a3ac408191155ba 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -40,46 +40,48 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
 
 # make the environment more usable
 # create user
-RUN useradd -m -s /bin/zsh -G sudo -u 1000 student
-
-WORKDIR /home/student/
-RUN passwd -d student
-USER student
-# copy repo to workdir
-RUN mkdir SimpleManipulatorControl
-COPY --chown=student . ./SimpleManipulatorControl
-RUN mkdir -p .cache/zsh/
-COPY --chown=student /dot_files_for_docker/.vimrc /home/student/
-COPY --chown=student /dot_files_for_docker/.zshrc /home/student/
-COPY --chown=student /dot_files_for_docker/global_extra_conf.py /home/student/
-
-
-# sh does not have sourcing 
-# and some packages (conda) want shell environment variables 
-# (which i can say a lot about, but can't do anything about)
-# ((the only reason to even use conda is to not have to compile pinocchio))
-SHELL ["/bin/bash", "--login", "-c"]
-#SHELL ["/bin/bash"]
-
-# this is enough to run clik
-WORKDIR /home/student/
-USER student
-# TODO: install casadi and pinochio 3.0+
-# TODO: verify this stuff below works
-# --> this can be done with conda
-RUN mkdir -p ~/miniconda3
-RUN wget https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh -O /home/student/miniconda3/miniconda.sh
-RUN bash /home/student/miniconda3/miniconda.sh -b -u -p ~/miniconda3
-RUN rm /home/student/miniconda3/miniconda.sh
-ENV PATH=/home/student/miniconda3/bin:$PATH
-RUN source /home/student/miniconda3/bin/activate
-RUN pip install -e ./SimpleManipulatorControl/python/
-RUN conda config --add channels conda-forge 
-#RUN conda install --solver=classic conda-forge::conda-libmamba-solver conda-forge::libmamba conda-forge::libmambapy conda-forge::libarchive
-RUN conda install --solver=classic -y pinocchio crocoddyl -c conda-forge
-#RUN conda install -y opencv
-RUN pip install matplotlib meshcat ur_rtde argcomplete \
-                qpsolvers ecos example_robot_data meshcat_shapes \
-                pyqt6 opencv-python
-
-RUN vam install python-jedi && vam install youcompleteme
+######### TEST ###########
+# uncomment later
+#RUN useradd -m -s /bin/zsh -G sudo -u 1000 student
+#
+#WORKDIR /home/student/
+#RUN passwd -d student
+#USER student
+## copy repo to workdir
+#RUN mkdir SimpleManipulatorControl
+#COPY --chown=student . ./SimpleManipulatorControl
+#RUN mkdir -p .cache/zsh/
+#COPY --chown=student /dot_files_for_docker/.vimrc /home/student/
+#COPY --chown=student /dot_files_for_docker/.zshrc /home/student/
+#COPY --chown=student /dot_files_for_docker/global_extra_conf.py /home/student/
+#
+#
+## sh does not have sourcing 
+## and some packages (conda) want shell environment variables 
+## (which i can say a lot about, but can't do anything about)
+## ((the only reason to even use conda is to not have to compile pinocchio))
+#SHELL ["/bin/bash", "--login", "-c"]
+##SHELL ["/bin/bash"]
+#
+## this is enough to run clik
+#WORKDIR /home/student/
+#USER student
+## TODO: install casadi and pinochio 3.0+
+## TODO: verify this stuff below works
+## --> this can be done with conda
+#RUN mkdir -p ~/miniconda3
+#RUN wget https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh -O /home/student/miniconda3/miniconda.sh
+#RUN bash /home/student/miniconda3/miniconda.sh -b -u -p ~/miniconda3
+#RUN rm /home/student/miniconda3/miniconda.sh
+#ENV PATH=/home/student/miniconda3/bin:$PATH
+#RUN source /home/student/miniconda3/bin/activate
+#RUN pip install -e ./SimpleManipulatorControl/python/
+#RUN conda config --add channels conda-forge 
+##RUN conda install --solver=classic conda-forge::conda-libmamba-solver conda-forge::libmamba conda-forge::libmambapy conda-forge::libarchive
+#RUN conda install --solver=classic -y pinocchio crocoddyl -c conda-forge
+##RUN conda install -y opencv
+#RUN pip install matplotlib meshcat ur_rtde argcomplete \
+#                qpsolvers ecos example_robot_data meshcat_shapes \
+#                pyqt6 opencv-python
+#
+#RUN vam install python-jedi && vam install youcompleteme