diff --git a/examples/lammps-migration b/examples/lammps-migration
index 3cad6ab..65eaa46 160000
--- a/examples/lammps-migration
+++ b/examples/lammps-migration
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 3cad6abb4a324e5e04ab62dc84cfca4dcebac52a
+Subproject commit 65eaa46ac4e95b4b6a4d94cbbadfb05ab9181421
diff --git a/tasks/env.py b/tasks/env.py
index 7ba153c..272913a 100644
--- a/tasks/env.py
+++ b/tasks/env.py
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 from faasmtools.build import FAASM_LOCAL_DIR
 from faasmtools.docker import ACR_NAME
 from faasmtools.env import get_version as get_cpp_version
+from os import environ
 from os.path import dirname, abspath, join
 from re import search as re_search
 from subprocess import run
 
 PROJ_ROOT = dirname(dirname(abspath(__file__)))
+EXAMPLES_IN_DOCKER_ROOT = "/code/examples"
 DOCKER_ROOT = join(PROJ_ROOT, "docker")
 EXAMPLES_DIR = join(PROJ_ROOT, "examples")
 DEV_FAASM_LOCAL = join(PROJ_ROOT, "dev", "faasm-local")
 WASM_DIR = join(PROJ_ROOT, "wasm")
 
 # Docker variables
+EXAMPLES_BUILD_IMAGE_CTR = "examples-build-workon"
 EXAMPLES_BUILD_IMAGE_NAME = "{}/examples-build".format(ACR_NAME)
 EXAMPLES_BUILD_DOCKERFILE = join(DOCKER_ROOT, "build.dockerfile")
 EXAMPLES_RUN_IMAGE_NAME = "{}/examples-run".format(ACR_NAME)
@@ -115,3 +118,7 @@ def get_version(name="build"):
         return "{}_{}".format(get_cpp_version(), get_python_version())
     if name == "run":
         return "{}".format(get_faasm_version())
+
+
+def in_docker():
+    return "IN_DOCKER" in environ
diff --git a/tasks/lammps.py b/tasks/lammps.py
index 33fb971..810c47a 100644
--- a/tasks/lammps.py
+++ b/tasks/lammps.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from faasmtools.build import CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE, FAASM_BUILD_ENV_DICT
 from faasmtools.compile_util import wasm_copy_upload
 from faasmtools.env import LLVM_VERSION
-from tasks.env import EXAMPLES_DIR
+from tasks.env import DEV_FAASM_LOCAL, EXAMPLES_DIR, in_docker
+from tasks.util import run_docker_build_cmd
 from invoke import task
 from os import environ, makedirs
 from os.path import exists, join
@@ -51,16 +52,49 @@ def build(ctx, clean=False, native=False, migration=False):
             "-DLAMMPS_FAASM=ON",
             "-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE={}".format(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE),
         ]
-    cmake_cmd += [cmake_dir]
-    cmake_cmd = " ".join(cmake_cmd)
+    if in_docker():
+        cmake_cmd += [cmake_dir]
+        cmake_cmd = " ".join(cmake_cmd)
 
-    work_env = environ.copy()
-    work_env.update(FAASM_BUILD_ENV_DICT)
+        work_env = environ.copy()
+        work_env.update(FAASM_BUILD_ENV_DICT)
 
-    run(cmake_cmd, shell=True, check=True, cwd=build_dir, env=work_env)
-    run("ninja", shell=True, check=True, cwd=build_dir)
+        run(cmake_cmd, shell=True, check=True, cwd=build_dir, env=work_env)
+        run("ninja", shell=True, check=True, cwd=build_dir)
+
+    else:
+        in_docker_cmake_dir = cmake_dir
+        in_docker_cmake_dir = cmake_dir.removeprefix(EXAMPLES_DIR)
+        in_docker_cmake_dir = "/code/examples/examples" + in_docker_cmake_dir
+        in_docker_build_dir = build_dir
+        in_docker_build_dir = build_dir.removeprefix(EXAMPLES_DIR)
+        in_docker_build_dir = "/code/examples/examples" + in_docker_build_dir
+
+        cmake_cmd += [in_docker_cmake_dir]
+        cmake_cmd = " ".join(cmake_cmd)
+
+        run_docker_build_cmd(
+            [cmake_cmd, "ninja"],
+            cwd=in_docker_build_dir,
+            env=FAASM_BUILD_ENV_DICT,
+        )
 
     if not native:
         # Copy the binary to lammps/main/function.wasm
         lammps_func_name = "migration" if migration else "main"
-        wasm_copy_upload("lammps", lammps_func_name, join(build_dir, "lmp"))
+        lammps_func = join(build_dir, "lmp")
+
+        if in_docker():
+            wasm_copy_upload("lammps", lammps_func_name, lammps_func)
+        else:
+            dest_folder = join(
+                DEV_FAASM_LOCAL, "wasm", "lammps", lammps_func_name
+            )
+
+            makedirs(dest_folder, exist_ok=True)
+            dest_file = join(dest_folder, "function.wasm")
+            run(
+                "sudo cp {} {}".format(lammps_func, dest_file),
+                shell=True,
+                check=True,
+            )
diff --git a/tasks/util.py b/tasks/util.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e92cfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+from subprocess import run
+from tasks.env import (
+    DEV_FAASM_LOCAL,
+    EXAMPLES_BUILD_IMAGE_CTR,
+    EXAMPLES_BUILD_IMAGE_NAME,
+    PROJ_ROOT,
+    get_version,
+)
+
+
+def start_docker_build_ctr():
+    docker_cmd = [
+        "docker run",
+        "-td",
+        "-v {}:/code/examples".format(PROJ_ROOT),
+        "-v {}:{}".format(DEV_FAASM_LOCAL, "/usr/local/faasm"),
+        "--name {}".format(EXAMPLES_BUILD_IMAGE_CTR),
+        "{}:{}".format(EXAMPLES_BUILD_IMAGE_NAME, get_version()),
+    ]
+
+    docker_cmd = " ".join(docker_cmd)
+    out = run(docker_cmd, shell=True, capture_output=True)
+    assert out.returncode == 0, "Error starting build container: {}".format(
+        out.stderr.decode("utf-8")
+    )
+
+
+def stop_docker_build_ctr():
+    out = run(
+        "docker rm -f {}".format(EXAMPLES_BUILD_IMAGE_CTR),
+        shell=True,
+        capture_output=True,
+    )
+    assert out.returncode == 0, "Error stopping build container: {}".format(
+        out.stderr.decode("utf-8")
+    )
+
+
+def run_docker_build_cmd(cmd_list, cwd=None, env=None):
+    start_docker_build_ctr()
+
+    for cmd in cmd_list:
+        docker_cmd = [
+            "docker exec",
+            "--workdir {}".format(cwd) if cwd is not None else "",
+            " ".join(['--env {}="{}"'.format(k, env[k]) for k in env])
+            if env is not None
+            else "",
+            EXAMPLES_BUILD_IMAGE_CTR,
+            cmd,
+        ]
+
+        docker_cmd = " ".join(docker_cmd)
+        run(docker_cmd, shell=True, check=True)
+
+    stop_docker_build_ctr()