diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c3629e64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+node_modules
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a76a5ec34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+ARG DOCKER_HUB="docker.io"
+
+FROM $DOCKER_HUB/library/node:10.10-alpine as build
+
+
+COPY . /workspace/
+
+ARG NPM_REGISTRY=" https://registry.npmjs.org"
+
+RUN echo "registry = \"$NPM_REGISTRY\"" > /workspace/.npmrc                              && \
+    cd /workspace/                                                                       && \
+    npm install                                                                          && \
+    npm run build
+
+ARG NGINX_VERSION="1.17.6"
+FROM $DOCKER_HUB/library/nginx:$NGINX_VERSION AS runtime
+
+
+COPY  --from=build /workspace/dist/ /usr/share/nginx/html/
+
+RUN chmod a+rwx /var/cache/nginx /var/run /var/log/nginx                        && \
+    sed -i.bak 's/listen\(.*\)80;/listen 8080;/' /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf && \
+    sed -i.bak 's/^user/#user/' /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+
+
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+USER nginx
+
+HEALTHCHECK     CMD     [ "service", "nginx", "status" ]
+
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b742e20d..a40fbc422 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,6 +47,18 @@ Run `ng generate component component-name` to generate a new component. You can
 
 Run `ng build` to build the project. The build artifacts will be stored in the `dist/` directory. Use the `-prod` flag for a production build.
 
+You can also build the application in a dedicated docker image using the provided `Dockerfile` as follows:
+
+```
+docker build -t spring-petclinic-angular:latest .
+```
+
+Then you will be able to use it as follows:
+
+```
+docker run --rm -p 8080:8080 spring-petclinic-angular:latest
+```
+
 ## Documentation
 
 The documentation of the Spring Petclinic Angular application is generated by the [compodoc](https://compodoc.app) tool.