diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c2658d7d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+node_modules/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..724cbf350
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# To build and run with Docker:
+#
+#  $ docker build -t ng2-quickstart .
+#  $ docker run -it --rm -p 3000:3000 -p 3001:3001 ng2-quickstart
+#
+FROM node:latest
+
+RUN mkdir -p /quickstart /home/nodejs && \
+    groupadd -r nodejs && \
+    useradd -r -g nodejs -d /home/nodejs -s /sbin/nologin nodejs && \
+    chown -R nodejs:nodejs /home/nodejs
+
+WORKDIR /quickstart
+COPY package.json typings.json /quickstart/
+RUN npm install --unsafe-perm=true
+
+COPY . /quickstart
+RUN chown -R nodejs:nodejs /quickstart
+USER nodejs
+
+CMD npm start
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 080c70370..95db4c6ec 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
     "tsc:w": "tsc -w",
     "lite": "lite-server",
     "typings": "typings",
+    "docker-build": "docker build -t ng2-quickstart .",
+    "docker": "npm run docker-build && docker run -it --rm -p 3000:3000 -p 3001:3001 ng2-quickstart",
     "postinstall": "typings install"
   },
   "license": "ISC",
@@ -25,4 +27,4 @@
     "typescript": "^1.8.9",
     "typings":"^0.7.9"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}