diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cbeb99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+FROM gradle:jdk-alpine
+
+WORKDIR /home/gradle/project
+
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+USER root
+
+RUN apk update
+
+ENV GRADLE_USER_HOME /home/gradle/project
+
+COPY . /home/gradle/project
+
+RUN gradle build
+
+
+FROM java:jre-alpine
+
+WORKDIR /home/gradle/project
+
+COPY --from=0 /home/gradle/project/build/libs/project-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar .
+
+ENTRYPOINT java -jar project-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f42a7f3..a9896a0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ You need Java installed.
     ./gradlew bootRun
     open http://localhost:8080
 
+# Try it out with [Docker](https://www.docker.com/)
+
+You need Docker installed.
+	
+	docker-compose up -d
+
 # Run test
 
 The repository contains a lot of test cases to cover both api test and repository test.
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf8c538
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+version: '3'
+services:
+  spring_boot_realworld_example_app:
+    image: allthethings/spring-boot-realworld-example-app
+    ports: 
+      - "8080:8080"
+    depends_on: 
+      - db
+
+  db:
+    image: mysql
+    environment:
+      - "MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=true"
+    ports: 
+      - "3306:3306"
+