diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4eac56a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+node_modules
+npm-debug.log
+*.md
+PATENTS
+LICENSE
+Dockerfile
+.dockerignore
+.gitignore
+.travis.yml
+.istanbul.yml
+.git
+.github
+
+# Build folder
+lib/
+
+# Tests
+spec/
+
+# IDEs
+.idea/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf30a303
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+FROM node:boron
+
+RUN mkdir -p /parse-server
+COPY ./ /parse-server/
+
+RUN mkdir -p /parse-server/config
+VOLUME /parse-server/config
+
+RUN mkdir -p /parse-server/cloud
+VOLUME /parse-server/cloud
+
+WORKDIR /parse-server
+
+RUN npm install && \
+    npm run build
+
+ENV PORT=1337
+
+EXPOSE $PORT
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["npm", "start", "--"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e0ad1d19..799ef064 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,14 +16,22 @@ April 2016 - We created a series of video screencasts, please check them out her
 
 The fastest and easiest way to get started is to run MongoDB and Parse Server locally.
 
-## Running Parse Server locally
+## Running Parse Server
 
+### Locally
 ```
 $ npm install -g parse-server mongodb-runner
 $ mongodb-runner start
 $ parse-server --appId APPLICATION_ID --masterKey MASTER_KEY --databaseURI mongodb://localhost/test
 ```
 
+### Inside a Docker container
+```
+$ docker build --tag my-parse-server .
+$ docker run --name my-mongo -d mongo
+$ docker run --name my-parse-server --link my-mongo:mongo parse-server --appId APPLICATION_ID --masterKey MASTER_KEY --databaseURI mongodb://mongo/test
+```  
+
 You can use any arbitrary string as your application id and master key. These will be used by your clients to authenticate with the Parse Server.
 
 That's it! You are now running a standalone version of Parse Server on your machine.