diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a1e047
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+FROM golang:1.21.12
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y git neovim make
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY go.mod go.sum /
+RUN go mod download
+COPY . .
+RUN make install
+ENTRYPOINT sh
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,4 +45,13 @@ make sandbox # creates the directory and copies over from ~/.config
 make clean # removes directory
 ```
 
+### Docker
+You can also run the docker container that will set up a barebones shell for you
+to test dotctl with 
+
+```sh
+docker built -d dotctl-dev .
+docker run -it dotctl-dev
+dotctl status
+```