diff --git a/contrib/docker/multi-stage-frontend/Dockerfile b/contrib/docker/multi-stage-frontend/Dockerfile
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+FROM node:12 AS build
+
+# This dockerfile does not require the app to be built on the host machine.
+# simply builds backstage in node image then transfers compiled files to nginx container.
+
+# You can build this image with `docker build -f Dockerfile.standalone -t backstage .`
+
+RUN mkdir /app
+COPY . /app
+WORKDIR /app
+
+RUN yarn install
+RUN yarn workspace example-app build
+
+# Contruct backstage image
+FROM nginx:mainline
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install jq && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy from build stage
+COPY --from=build /app/packages/app/dist /usr/share/nginx/html
+
+COPY docker/default.conf.template /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf.template
+COPY docker/run.sh /usr/local/bin/run.sh
+
+CMD run.sh
+
+ENV PORT 80
diff --git a/contrib/docker/multi-stage-frontend/README.md b/contrib/docker/multi-stage-frontend/README.md
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+# Standalone Dockerfile for frontend
+
+This directory contains the resources which will help you build backstage without any requirements
+other than docker itself. It uses a multi-stage Dockerfile to build and ship backstage.
+
+## Usage
+
+You can simply run the following command to build backstage.
+
+```
+# Make sure you are in the root directory of backstage then run
+docker build -t backstage -f ./contrib/docker/multi-stage-frontend/Dockerfile .
+```
+
+After a successful build, You can simply run backstage frontend with the following command.
+
+```
+docker run -it --rm -p 3080:80 backstage
+```
+
+