diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+FROM python:3
+ENV APP_PATH=/srv/python-teos
+VOLUME ["~/.teos"]
+WORKDIR /srv
+RUN mkdir ~/.teos &&  git clone https://github.com/aljazceru/python-teos.git && cd python-teos &&  pip install -r requirements.txt && python generate_keys.py -d ~/.teos
+ENV PYTHONPATH=$APP_PATH
+WORKDIR /srv/python-teos 
+EXPOSE 9814/tcp
+ENTRYPOINT [ "/srv/python-teos/entrypoint.sh" ]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 70b6043..fe98ee2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ The configuration includes, amongst others, where your data folder is placed, wh
 To run `teos` you need a set of keys (to sign appointments) stored in your data directory. You can follow [generate keys](#generate-keys) to generate them.
 
 
+## Running `teos` as a docker container
+`teos` container can be build from Dockerfile attached to the repo. ENV variables are optional, if not set defaults are used.
+
+	git clone https://github.com/talaia-labs/python-teos
+	cd python-teos
+	docker build . -t teos
+	docker run -it -e BTC_RPC_USER=<rpc username> -e BTC_RPC_PASSWD=<rpc password> -e BTC_RPC_HOST=<hostname> -e BTC_RPC_PORT=<port> -p 9814:9814/tcp teos
+
 ### Configuration file and command line parameters
 
 To change the configuration defaults you can:
@@ -122,4 +130,4 @@ cp ~/.teos/teos_pk.der ~/.teos_cli/teos_pk.der
 ```
 
 ## Contributing 
-Refer to [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)
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+Refer to [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
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+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash 
+
+START_COMMAND="/usr/local/bin/python3 -m teos.teosd "
+
+if [[ ! -z ${BTC_RPC_USER} ]]; then 
+    START_COMMAND=$START_COMMAND" --btcrpcuser=""$BTC_RPC_USER"
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -z ${BTC_RPC_HOST} ]]; then 
+    START_COMMAND=$START_COMMAND" --btcrpcconnect=""$BTC_RPC_HOST"
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -z ${BTC_RPC_PASSWD} ]]; then 
+    START_COMMAND=$START_COMMAND" --btcrpcpassword=""$BTC_RPC_PASSWD"
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -z ${BTC_NETWORK} ]]; then 
+    START_COMMAND=$START_COMMAND" --btcnetwork=""$BTC_NETWORK"
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -z ${API_CONNECT} ]]; then
+    START_COMMAND=$START_COMMAND" --apiconnect=""$API_CONNECT"
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -z ${API_PORT} ]]; then
+    START_COMMAND=$START_COMMAND" --apiport=""$API_PORT"
+fi
+
+
+$START_COMMAND