diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..508eb1d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.git/
+Dockerfile
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1a1a918
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+FROM golang:1.21-alpine as builder
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+COPY . ./
+RUN go mod download && go mod verify
+
+COPY . .
+RUN go build -v -o /usr/local/bin/mkcert ./...
+
+FROM golang:1.21-alpine
+COPY --from=builder /usr/local/bin/mkcert /usr/local/bin/mkcert
+
+RUN mkdir /.local && chmod 777 /.local
+
+WORKDIR /tmp/certs
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/mkcert"]
+CMD ["--help"]
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6b47a0f4..36cac79b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ For Arch Linux users, [`mkcert`](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x8
 sudo pacman -Syu mkcert
 ```
 
+If you prefer building an running mkcert in a docker container
+
+```
+docker build . -t mkcert
+docker run -it --rm --user $UID -v $PWD:/tmp/certs mkcert localhost 127.0.0.1 ::1
+```
+
 ### Windows
 
 On Windows, use [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org)