diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+FROM node:12
+
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY ./ /app/
+COPY ./.data/ /app/.data/
+COPY ./.env /app
+
+RUN npm install -g gulp sass && \
+    rm package-lock.json && \
+    npm install && \
+    npm run build
+
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+CMD ["npm", "start"]
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: "3"
+
+services: 
+    botkit-cms:
+        container_name: bkc-container
+        build: .
+        ports: 
+            - "3000:3000"
+        restart: always
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
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--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -150,3 +150,22 @@ cms.loadScriptsFromFile(__dirname + '/scripts.json').catch(function(err) {
 ```
 
 Note that you might need to modify the call to `cms.loadScriptsFromFile` depending on where you put the scripts.json file.
+
+## Build/Deploy using docker
+
+Create .env file from .env_sample <br />
+Create ./.data/scripts.json from ./sample_scripts.json <br />
+Configure the .env file <br />
+
+```bash
+PLATFORM=web
+TOKENS=youwillneverguessmysecretbottoken
+USERS=admin:123secret
+```
+
+- Run the app
+
+```bash
+docker-compose up -d
+```
+The app serves on port 3000
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