diff --git a/template/crystal/Dockerfile b/template/crystal/Dockerfile
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-FROM --platform=${TARGETPLATFORM:-linux/amd64} ghcr.io/openfaas/of-watchdog:0.9.10 as watchdog
-FROM --platform=${TARGETPLATFORM:-linux/amd64} alpine as build
-
-RUN apk update && apk upgrade
-RUN apk add crystal shards
-RUN apk cache clean
-WORKDIR /home/app
-COPY . .
-
-COPY function/shard.yml shard.yml
-RUN shards install
-RUN crystal build main.cr -o handler --release --static
-RUN strip handler
-
-FROM --platform=${TARGETPLATFORM:-linux/amd64} alpine as ship
-RUN apk update && apk upgrade && apk cache clean
-# Add non root user
-# Add non root user
-RUN addgroup -S app && adduser app -S -G app
-
-WORKDIR /home/app
-USER app
-
-COPY --from=build /home/app/function/  .
-COPY --from=build /home/app/handler    .
-COPY --from=watchdog /fwatchdog /home/app/fwatchdog
-
-ENV fprocess="./handler"
-EXPOSE 8080
-
-HEALTHCHECK --interval=2s CMD [ -e /tmp/.lock ] || exit 1
-
-CMD ["./fwatchdog"]
diff --git a/template/crystal/function/handler.cr b/template/crystal/function/handler.cr
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-require "json"
-
-class Handler
-  def run(req : String)
-    return JSON::Any.new("Hello, Crystal. You said: #{req}")
-  end
-end
diff --git a/template/crystal/function/shard.yml b/template/crystal/function/shard.yml
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-name: crystal_faas_function
-version: 0.1.0
-
-# dependencies:
-#   pg:
-#     github: will/crystal-pg
-#     version: "~> 0.5"
diff --git a/template/crystal/main.cr b/template/crystal/main.cr
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-# Copyright (c) Thomas Peikert 2018. All rights reserved.
-# Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
-
-require "json"
-require "./function/handler"
-
-req = STDIN.gets_to_end
-handler = Handler.new
-res = handler.run req
-
-puts res
diff --git a/template/crystal/template.yml b/template/crystal/template.yml
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-language: crystal
-fprocess: ./handler
-welcome_message: |
-  You have created a new function which uses crystal 1.7.3 🎉
-  To include third-party dependencies, use a vendoring tool like shards:
-  shards documentation: https://github.com/crystal-lang/shards