diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ea3494..d9d6a36 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
   - [Keeper Node](#keeper-node)
   - [Secret Store](#secret-store)
   - [Faucet](#faucet)
+  - [Dashboard](#dashboard)
 - [Spree Network](#spree-network)
   - [Spree Mnemonic](#spree-mnemonic)
 - [Contributing](#contributing)
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ will use the default Docker image tags for Aquarius, Keeper Contracts and Common
 | `--no-events-handler`      | Start up Ocean without the `events-handler` Building Block.                                     |
 | `--no-secret-store`        | Start up Ocean without the `secret-store` Building Block.                                       |
 | `--no-faucet`              | Start up Ocean without the `faucet` Building Block.                                             |
+| `--no-dashboard`           | Start up Ocean without the `dashboard` Building Block.                                             |
 | `--mongodb`                | Start up Ocean with MongoDB as DB engine for Aquarius instead of Elasticsearch.                 |
 | `--local-pacific-node`     | Runs a local parity node and connects the node to the `pacific` network (official Ocean network |
 | `--local-ganache-node`     | Runs a local `ganache` node.                                                                    |
@@ -197,6 +199,17 @@ By default it will start two containers, one for Faucet server and one for its d
 
 By default the Faucet allows requests every 24hrs. To disable the timespan check you can pass `FAUCET_TIMESPAN=0` as environment variable before starting the script.
 
+### Dashboard
+
+This will start a `portainer` dashboard with the following admin credentials and connects to the local docker host. This Building Block can be disabled by setting the `--no-dashboard` flag.
+
+- User: `admin`
+- Password: `oceanprotocol`
+
+| Hostname    | External Port | Internal URL          | Local URL             | Description                                         |
+| ----------- | ------------- | --------------------- | --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
+| `dashboard` | `9000`        | http://dashboard:9000 | http://localhost:9000 | [Portainer](https://github.com/portainer/portainer) |
+
 ## Spree Network
 
 If you run the `./start_ocean.sh` script with the `--local-spree-node` option (please see [Keeper Node](#keeper-node) section of this document for more details),
diff --git a/compose-files/dashboard.yml b/compose-files/dashboard.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd36dad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose-files/dashboard.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+version: '3'
+services:
+  dashboard:
+    image: portainer/portainer
+    command:
+      --admin-password '$$2y$$05$$wk5y6Xr1Y5TQkhUcH1.HNunnCoV6Z//735W7o8l31LxMqVCpg6b6G'
+      --host 'unix:///var/run/docker.sock'
+      --logo 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/oceanprotocol/art/master/logo/logo.png'
+    networks:
+      backend:
+        ipv4_address: 172.15.0.25
+    volumes:
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+    ports:
+      - 9000:9000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/start_ocean.sh b/start_ocean.sh
index 29a6854..b8c56e9 100755
--- a/start_ocean.sh
+++ b/start_ocean.sh
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ check_if_owned_by_root
 show_banner
 
 COMPOSE_FILES=""
+COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/dashboard.yml"
 COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/keeper_contracts.yml"
 COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/network_volumes.yml"
 COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/commons.yml"
@@ -238,11 +239,10 @@ while :; do
         #################################################
         # Exclude switches
         #################################################
-	--no-commons)
-	    COMPOSE_FILES="${COMPOSE_FILES/ -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}\/commons.yml/}"
+	      --no-commons)
+	          COMPOSE_FILES="${COMPOSE_FILES/ -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}\/commons.yml/}"
             printf $COLOR_Y'Starting without Commons...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
             ;;
-
         --no-events-handler)
             COMPOSE_FILES="${COMPOSE_FILES/ -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}\/events_handler.yml/}"
             printf $COLOR_Y'Starting without Events Handler...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
@@ -263,6 +263,10 @@ while :; do
             COMPOSE_FILES="${COMPOSE_FILES/ -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}\/faucet.yml/}"
             printf $COLOR_Y'Starting without Faucet...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
             ;;
+        --no-dashboard)
+            COMPOSE_FILES="${COMPOSE_FILES/ -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}\/dashboard.yml/}"
+            printf $COLOR_Y'Starting without Dashboard ...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
+            ;;
 
         #################################################
         # Only Secret Store