diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 25f7597b1..96f25c0c1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -128,12 +128,6 @@ endif()
 # FIXME (aw): this should be optional
 add_subdirectory(config)
 
-# install docker related files
-install(
-    DIRECTORY "cmake/assets/docker"
-    DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/everest"
-)
-
 ev_install_project()
 
 # configure clang-tidy if requested
diff --git a/cmake/assets/docker/Dockerfile b/cmake/assets/docker/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index e44d7b0c8..000000000
--- a/cmake/assets/docker/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-FROM nodered/node-red:2.2.3
-RUN npm install node-red-dashboard
-RUN npm install node-red-contrib-ui-actions
-RUN npm install node-red-node-ui-table
-RUN npm install node-red-contrib-ui-level
diff --git a/cmake/assets/run_nodered_template.sh.in b/cmake/assets/run_nodered_template.sh.in
index 58c90fa2c..fcb0fea26 100755
--- a/cmake/assets/run_nodered_template.sh.in
+++ b/cmake/assets/run_nodered_template.sh.in
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
-cd @EVEREST_DOCKER_DIR@
-docker build -t everest-nodered .
-docker run --rm --network host --name everest_nodered --mount type=bind,source=@FLOW_FILE@,target=/data/flows.json everest-nodered
+docker volume create nodered-config-volume
+docker create -v nodered-config-volume:/data --name nodered-config-container tianon/true:latest true
+docker cp @FLOW_FILE@ nodered-config-container:/data/flows.json
+docker rm nodered-config-container
+
+docker run --rm --network host --name everest_nodered --mount type=volume,source=nodered-config-volume,target=/data ghcr.io/everest/everest-dev-environment/nodered:v0.7.0
diff --git a/cmake/config-run-nodered-script.cmake b/cmake/config-run-nodered-script.cmake
index 048413424..83089c935 100644
--- a/cmake/config-run-nodered-script.cmake
+++ b/cmake/config-run-nodered-script.cmake
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ function(generate_nodered_run_script)
         set(SCRIPT_OUTPUT_FILE "${SCRIPT_OUTPUT_PATH}/nodered-${OPTNS_OUTPUT}.sh")
     endif()
 
-    # other necessary variables
-    set(EVEREST_DOCKER_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/everest/docker")
-
     configure_file("${EVEREST_CONFIG_ASSET_DIR}/run_nodered_template.sh.in" ${SCRIPT_OUTPUT_FILE})
 
 endfunction()