diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 60550e83..e7231e4a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -366,3 +366,6 @@ coverage.txt
 
 # coverage report
 coverage.json
+
+# bash command history
+.bash_history
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a58a4af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+FROM ubuntu
+
+RUN apt-get update -y \
+    && apt-get upgrade -y \
+    && apt-get install software-properties-common -y \
+    && add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa -y \
+    && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install python3.11 -y \
+    && update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.10 1 \
+    && update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.11 2 \
+    && apt-get install python-is-python3 -y
+
+RUN apt-get install -y curl \
+    && curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | python - \
+    && apt install -y python3.11 python3.11-distutils \
+    && curl -sSl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | python -
+
+RUN apt-get install -y libsqlite3-dev \
+    && apt-get install python3.11-dev -y \
+    && apt-get install -y libgmp-dev \
+        portaudio19-dev \
+        libssl-dev \
+        libpcap-dev \
+        libffi-dev \
+        libxml2-dev \
+        libxslt1-dev \
+        libblas-dev \
+        libatlas-base-dev \
+    && apt-get install -y gcc-x86-64-linux-gnu
+
+CMD cd root \
+    && mkdir src
+
+ENTRYPOINT export PATH="/root/.local/bin:$PATH" && cd root/src && /bin/bash
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a0f2d6c2..d48cd858 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,6 +89,25 @@ Follow these steps to install the `chasten` program:
 - Type `pipx list` and confirm that Chasten is installed
 - Type `chasten --help` to learn how to use the tool
 
+## 🐋 Docker
+
+There is also the option to use [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) to use `chasten`
+
+Follow these steps to utilize Docker:
+
+- Install [Docker Desktop](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/) for your operating system
+- Ensure Docker Desktop is running
+- `cd` into the chasten directory where the `Dockerfile` is located
+- Type `docker build -t chasten .` to build the container
+- Type one of the following commands to run the container:
+    - Windows (Command Prompt) -> `docker run --rm -v "%cd%":/root/src -it chasten`
+    - Windows (Powershell) -> `docker run --rm -v ${pwd}:/root/src -it chasten`
+    - Mac/Ubuntu -> `docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/root/src -it chasten`
+- Inside the container type `poetry install`
+- Outside of the container type `docker ps` to view running container information
+- Outside of the container type `docker commit <your-container-id> <your-image-name>` to save the dependecy installation
+- Now you can use Docker for all of your `chasten` needs!
+
 ## 🪂 Configuration
 
 You can configure `chasten` with two YAML files, normally called `config.yml`