diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be1b111b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+FROM node:21
+
+COPY . /app
+WORKDIR /app
+RUN npm install
+CMD ["npm","run","dev"]
+EXPOSE 3000
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1a4be168..d1be2b86 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,4 +18,14 @@ npm install
 npm run dev
 ```
 
+## Docker
+
+To run this app as a docker container do the following:
+
+```bash
+echo "OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-your-key" > .env.local
+docker build -t draw-a-ui:latest .
+docker run --env-file .env.local -p 3000:3000 -d --name draw-ai draw-a-ui:latest
+```
+
 Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) with your browser to see the result.