diff --git a/.env b/.env
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+++ b/.env
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+DIRECTORY=
+PORT=3000
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+FROM node:18.6.0-slim
+
+RUN mkdir /space
+RUN chown node:node /space
+USER node 
+WORKDIR /space
+
+RUN npx --yes @silverbulletmd/server || true 
+
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+CMD ["sh","-c","npx --yes @silverbulletmd/server --port 3000 /space"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 78d79f7f..34b5e217 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,6 +37,22 @@ More documentation can be found in the [docs space](https://github.com/zefhemel/
 * **Extensible** through plugs.
 
 ## Installing and running Silver Bullet
+
+## Start with docker 
+First you have to clone the repo, then configure your port, space/directory in .env file  
+
+then run 
+```
+docker compose up 
+```
+then open your browser and ROCK!
+
+e.g.
+```
+localhost:PORT
+```
+
+## Start without docker 
 To run a release version, you need to have a recent version of npm (8+) and node.js (16+) installed as well as some basic build infrastructure (make, cpp). Silver Bullet has only been tested on MacOS and Linux thus far.
 
 To install and run, create a folder for your pages (can be empty or an existing folder with `.md` files) and run:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
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+services:
+  sb:
+    build: ./
+    image: sb
+    container_name: sb
+    ports:
+      - ${PORT}:3000
+    volumes:
+      - type: bind
+        source: ${DIRECTORY}
+        target: /space
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