diff --git a/packages/server/Dockerfile b/packages/server/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7ae24dfd62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+FROM node:12-alpine
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# copy files and install dependencies
+COPY . ./
+RUN yarn 
+
+EXPOSE 4001
+
+CMD ["yarn", "run:docker"]
diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index 49a5626f6f..ad89654b0e 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     "test:integration": "jest workflow --runInBand",
     "test:watch": "jest --watch",
     "initialise": "node ../cli/bin/budi init -b local -q",
+    "run:docker": "node src/index",
     "budi": "node ../cli/bin/budi",
     "dev:builder": "nodemon ../cli/bin/budi run",
     "electron": "electron src/electron.js",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/index.js b/packages/server/src/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89f61d2f22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+const { resolve } = require("path")
+
+async function runServer() {
+  const budibaseDir = "~/.budibase";
+
+  process.env.BUDIBASE_DIR = resolve(budibaseDir)
+
+  const server = await require("./app")();
+  server.on("close", () => console.log("Server Closed"))
+  console.log(`Budibase running on ${JSON.stringify(server.address())}`)
+}
+
+runServer();
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