diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a091fcb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+FROM node:alpine
+
+RUN apk update && \
+    apk add --update --no-cache --repository  http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing \
+    g++ \
+    git \
+    make \
+    bash \
+    python \
+    && rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
+
+RUN mkdir -p /docs
+WORKDIR /docs
+
+COPY package.json .
+
+RUN npm install && npm cache clean --force
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d5f9246c..61c6057a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     - [Adding docs](#adding-docs)
     - [Repositories](#repositories)
 - [Development](#development)
+    - [Use Docker](#use-docker)
 - [Authors](#authors)
 - [License](#license)
 
@@ -76,7 +77,12 @@ The repositories list is currently sourced from the [`/data/repositories.yml`](d
 
 The site is a React app built with [Gatsby](https://www.gatsbyjs.org), pulling its content from various sources.
 
-To start development, clone this repo, install all dependencies, and start the development server:
+As a prerequisite you'll need on your machine:
+
+-   Node.js
+-   npm
+
+Clone this repo, install all dependencies, and start the development server:
 
 ```bash
 git clone git@github.com:oceanprotocol/docs.git
@@ -88,6 +94,21 @@ npm start
 
 This will start a hot-reloading local server exposed under [localhost:8000](http://localhost:8000).
 
+### Use Docker
+
+Alternatively, you can use Docker for which you need to have installed on your machine:
+
+-   [Docker](https://www.docker.com)
+-   [Docker Compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/)
+
+Then use Compose to bring everything up:
+
+```bash
+docker-compose up
+```
+
+This will expose a hot-reloading server under [localhost:8000](http://localhost:8000).
+
 ## Authors
 
 -   Troy McConaghy ([@ttmc](https://github.com/ttmc)) - [Ocean Protocol](https://oceanprotocol.com)
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa930e04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+version: '3'
+services:
+  gatsby:
+    build: .
+    command: ./node_modules/gatsby/dist/bin/gatsby.js develop --host 0.0.0.0
+    volumes:
+      - .:/docs
+      - /docs/node_modules
+    ports:
+      - '8000:8000'