diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+FROM rust:1.75.0-bookworm as builder
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/ord
+
+COPY . .
+
+RUN cargo build --bin ord --release
+
+FROM debian:bookworm-slim
+
+COPY --from=builder /usr/src/ord/target/release/ord /usr/local/bin
+
+ENV RUST_BACKTRACE=1
+ENV RUST_LOG=info
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -111,6 +111,14 @@ Once built, the `ord` binary can be found at `./target/release/ord`.
 
 `ord` requires `rustc` version 1.67.0 or later. Run `rustc --version` to ensure you have this version. Run `rustup update` to get the latest stable release.
 
+### Docker
+
+A Docker image can be built with:
+
+```
+docker build -t ordinals/ord .
+```
+
 ### Homebrew
 
 `ord` is available in [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/):