diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2fac00fd6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+.git
+node_modules
+packages/*/node_modules
+packages/*/dist
+plugins/*/node_modules
+plugins/*/dist
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39d51a35f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+FROM node:12 as builder
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY package.json yarn.lock .yarnrc .npmrc /app/
+COPY .yarn /app/.yarn
+COPY packages /app/packages
+COPY plugins /app/plugins
+
+RUN yarn
+
+COPY . .
+
+RUN yarn build
+
+FROM nginx:mainline
+
+COPY --from=builder /app/packages/app/build /usr/share/nginx/html
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 289e034e4f..28f9cfdece 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,6 +57,17 @@ $ yarn start
 
 The final `yarn start` command should open a local instance of Backstage in your browser, otherwise open one of the URLs printed in the terminal.
 
+### (Optional)Try on Docker
+
+Run the following commands if you have Docker environment
+
+```bash
+$ docker build . -t spotify/backstage
+$ docker run --rm -it -p 80:80 spotify/backstage
+```
+
+Then open http://localhost/ on your browser.
+
 ## Documentation
 
 - [Create a Plugin](docs/getting-started/create-a-plugin.md)