diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+**/__pycache__
+**/.venv
+**/.classpath
+**/.dockerignore
+**/.env
+**/.git
+**/.gitignore
+**/.project
+**/.settings
+**/.toolstarget
+**/.vs
+**/.vscode
+**/*.*proj.user
+**/*.dbmdl
+**/*.jfm
+**/bin
+**/charts
+**/docker-compose*
+**/compose*
+**/Dockerfile*
+**/node_modules
+**/npm-debug.log
+**/obj
+**/secrets.dev.yaml
+**/values.dev.yaml
+README.md
+supervisor_RFLinkGateway
+RFLinkGateway.service
+config.json.sample
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+FROM python:3.8-slim
+
+# Keeps Python from generating .pyc files in the container
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+
+# Turns off buffering for easier container logging
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+
+# Install pip requirements
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY . /app
+
+
+
+CMD ["python", "RFLinkGateway.py"]
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 58a2456..67343fa 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -111,9 +111,16 @@ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
 sudo systemctl enable RFLinkGateway.service
 ```
 
+### Start as a docker container
+````Shell
+cd /opt/scripts/RFLinkGateway
+docker build --tag rflink .
+docker run --name rflinkgw -v /path/to/configfile:/app/config.json --device=/dev/ttyUSB0:/dev/ttyUSB0:rw rflink:latest
+````
+
 ### Logging
 Script logs to STDOUT, it can be redirected through supervisord to files or syslog.
-
+For docker you can use any driver (such a Loki).
 
 ## Output data