diff --git a/Dockerfile.windows b/Dockerfile.windows
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@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+FROM microsoft/dotnet:1.0.0-preview2.1-nanoserver-sdk
+
+SHELL ["powershell", "-Command", "$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';"]
+
+# REMARK: Temporary workaround for Windows DNS client weirdness
+RUN set-itemproperty -path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters' -Name ServerPriorityTimeLimit -Value 0 -Type DWord
+
+RUN New-Item -Path \MusicStore\samples\MusicStore.Standalone -Type Directory
+WORKDIR MusicStore
+
+ADD samples/MusicStore.Standalone/project.json samples/MusicStore.Standalone/project.json
+ADD NuGet.config .
+RUN dotnet restore --no-cache .\samples\MusicStore.Standalone
+
+ADD samples samples
+RUN dotnet build .\samples\MusicStore.Standalone
+
+EXPOSE 5000
+ENV ASPNETCORE_URLS http://0.0.0.0:5000
+CMD dotnet run -p .\samples\MusicStore.Standalone
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ This project is part of ASP.NET Core. You can find samples, documentation and ge
 * **[CustomHost]:**
 	6. Run `dnx . run` (This hosts the app in a console application - Application started at URL **http://localhost:5003/**).
 
+## Run on Docker Windows Containers
+
+ * [Setup up Docker Windows containers](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/windowscontainers/containers_welcome)
+ * `docker-compose -f .\docker-compose.windows.yml build`
+ * `docker-compose -f .\docker-compose.windows.yml up`
+ * Access MusicStore on either the Windows VM IP or (if container is running locally) on the container IP: `docker inspect -f "{{ .NetworkSettings.Networks.nat.IPAddress }}" musicstore_web_1`
+
 ## To run the sample on Mac/Mono:
 * Follow the instructions at the [Home](https://github.com/aspnet/Home) repository to install Mono and DNVM on Mac OS X.
 * Open a command prompt and execute `cd \src\MusicStore\`.
diff --git a/docker-compose.windows.yml b/docker-compose.windows.yml
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+version: '2'
+services:
+  db:
+    image: microsoft/mssql-server-2016-express-windows
+    environment:
+      sa_password: "Password1"
+    ports:
+      - "1433:1433" # for debug. Remove this for production
+
+  web:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.windows
+    environment:
+      - "Data:DefaultConnection:ConnectionString=Server=db,1433;Database=MusicStore;User Id=sa;Password=Password1;MultipleActiveResultSets=True"
+    depends_on:
+      - "db"
+    ports:
+      - "5000:5000"
+
+networks:
+  default:
+    external:
+      name: nat
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