diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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index 000000000..c221a5596
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+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+FROM ubuntu:18.04
+MAINTAINER satoshi
+
+RUN apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y \
+    git \
+    wget \
+    build-essential \
+    libtool \
+    autotools-dev \
+    automake \
+    pkg-config \
+    libssl-dev \
+    libevent-dev \
+    bsdmainutils \
+    python3 \
+    libboost-all-dev \
+    vim \
+    python3-pip
+
+# Checkout bitcoin source
+RUN mkdir /optech
+WORKDIR /optech
+RUN git clone https://github.com/bitcoinops/taproot-workshop
+RUN git clone https://github.com/bitcoinops/bitcoin && cd ./bitcoin && git checkout Taproot_V0.1.4
+
+# Install Berkley Database
+RUN wget http://download.oracle.com/berkeley-db/db-4.8.30.NC.tar.gz
+RUN tar -xvf db-4.8.30.NC.tar.gz
+WORKDIR /optech/db-4.8.30.NC/build_unix
+RUN mkdir -p build
+RUN BDB_PREFIX=$(pwd)/build
+RUN ../dist/configure --disable-shared --enable-cxx --with-pic --prefix=$BDB_PREFIX
+RUN make install
+
+# install bitcoin
+WORKDIR /optech/bitcoin
+RUN ./autogen.sh
+RUN ./configure CPPFLAGS="-I${BDB_PREFIX}/include/ -O2" LDFLAGS="-L${BDB_PREFIX}/lib/" --without-gui
+RUN make
+RUN make install
+
+# configure bitcoin network
+ARG NETWORK=regtest
+ARG RPC_USER=foo
+ARG RPC_PASSWORD=bar
+RUN mkdir -p ~/.bitcoin
+RUN rpcuser="rpcuser=${RPC_USER}" && \
+    rpcpassword="rpcpassword=${RPC_PASSWORD}" && \
+    network="${NETWORK}=1" && \
+    rpcport="rpcport=8332" && \
+    rpcallowip="rpcallowip=127.0.0.1" && \
+    rpcconnect="rpcconnect=127.0.0.1" && \
+    echo "$rpcuser\n$rpcpassword\n$network\n$rpcport\n$rpcallowip\n$rpcconnect" > /root/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
+
+WORKDIR /optech/taproot-workshop
+RUN sed -i.bak 's\^SOURCE_DIRECTORY=\SOURCE_DIRECTORY=/optech/bitcoin\g' config.ini
+RUN pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["jupyter", "notebook", "--allow-root", "--ip=0.0.0.0", "--no-browser"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -222,3 +222,17 @@ virtual environment with:
 ```
 $ deactivate
 ```
+
+### Docker Setup Local
+
+if you wish to automate the build using docker instead of the previous steps locally
+
+#### Build
+```
+$ docker build . -t optech
+```
+
+### Run
+```
+$ docker run -it -p 127.0.0.1:8888:8888 optech 
+```