diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7915c0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*
+!ifm.php
+!apache2-foreground
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5e43aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+FROM alpine:3.5
+
+ENV PHP_INI_DIR /etc/php5
+
+# ensure apache user exists with the desired uid
+RUN set -x \
+    && deluser xfs \
+    && addgroup -g 33 -S apache \
+    && adduser -u 33 -D -S -G apache apache
+
+RUN set -xe; \
+    apk add --no-cache --virtual .image-runtime-deps \
+        bash \
+        sed \
+        unzip \
+        zip \
+        curl \
+        tar \
+        gzip \
+        bzip2 \
+        xz 
+
+RUN set -xe; \
+    apk add --no-cache --virtual .wordpress-runtime-deps \
+        apache2 \
+        apache2-utils \
+        php5-apache2 \
+        php5 \
+        php5-mcrypt \
+        php5-gd \
+        php5-intl \
+        php5-json \
+        php5-curl \
+        php5-bz2 \
+        php5-zlib \
+        php5-posix \
+        php5-soap \
+        php5-pcntl \
+        php5-xml \
+        php5-zip
+
+RUN mkdir -p /run/apache2 \
+    && mv /var/www/localhost/htdocs /var/www/html \
+    && chown -R apache:apache /var/www \
+    && chmod g+ws /var/www/html \
+    && rm /var/www/html/index.html \
+    && rm -Rf /var/www/localhost \
+    && sed -ri \
+        -e 's!^(\s*CustomLog)\s+\S+!\1 /proc/self/fd/1!g' \
+        -e 's!^(\s*ErrorLog)\s+\S+!\1 /proc/self/fd/2!g' \
+        -e 's!^#LoadModule rewrite_module!LoadModule rewrite_module!' \
+        -e 's!/var/www/localhost/htdocs!/var/www/html!g' \
+        -e 's!/var/www/localhost!/var/www!g' \
+        "/etc/apache2/httpd.conf" \
+    && rm /etc/apache2/conf.d/info.conf \
+    && rm /etc/apache2/conf.d/userdir.conf \
+    && { \
+        echo 'ServerTokens Prod'; \
+        echo 'ServerSignature Off'; \
+        echo 'DocumentRoot "/var/www/html"'; \
+        echo '<Directory "/var/www/html">'; \
+        echo '    Options None'; \
+        echo '    AllowOverride All'; \
+        echo '    Require all granted'; \
+        echo '</Directory>'; \
+    } > /etc/apache2/conf.d/ZZ_ifm
+
+RUN { \
+        echo 'date.timezone = "Europe/Berlin"';     \
+        echo 'zlib.output_compression = On';        \
+        echo 'zlib.output_compression_level = 6';   \  
+        echo 'memory_limit = 256M';                 \ 
+        echo 'max_execution_time = 120';             \ 
+        echo 'upload_max_filesize = 512M';           \
+        echo 'post_max_size = 512M';                 \
+        echo 'log_errors = On';                     \
+        echo 'error_log = "/var/www/php.log"';      \
+    } > $PHP_INI_DIR/conf.d/ZZ_ifm.ini 
+    
+COPY apache2-foreground /usr/local/bin/
+
+COPY ifm.php /var/www/html/index.php
+
+WORKDIR /var/www
+
+EXPOSE 80
+CMD ["apache2-foreground"]
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5bb24db..7120e55 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,23 @@ The IFM uses the following resources:
 ## installation
 Just copy the ifm.php to your webspace - thats all :)
 
+## docker
+
+The docker image is based on alpine 3.5 for a small image footprint, with necessary apache, php and supporting packages installed and exposes port 80.
+
+### build image
+
+Run the following command from the top source dir:
+
+`docker build -t ifm .`
+
+### run image
+
+The script is installed inside the image at `/var/www/html/index.php`. Its default configuration is unchanged, thus it will display the contents of the document root (`/var/www/html`).  
+
+Here is an example of how to start up a container with this image:
+`docker run --rm -i -p "9090:80" -v "/data:/var/www/html/data" ifm`
+
 ## key bindings
 * <kbd>e</kbd> - edit / extract current file
 * <kbd>h</kbd><kbd>j</kbd><kbd>k</kbd><kbd>l</kbd> - vim-style navigation (alternative to arrow keys)
diff --git a/apache2-foreground b/apache2-foreground
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..819d8ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apache2-foreground
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+# Apache gets grumpy about PID files pre-existing
+rm -f /usr/local/apache2/logs/httpd.pid
+
+exec httpd -DFOREGROUND
+