diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c47053fc..07277f26 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
-language: cpp
-compiler:
-    - gcc
+sudo: required
+language: bash
+services:
+  - docker
+
 before_install:
-    # disable rvm, use system Ruby
-    - rvm reset
-    - wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yast/yast-devtools/SLE-12-GA/travis-tools/travis_setup.sh
-    - sh ./travis_setup.sh -p "rake yast2-devtools yast2-testsuite yast2 libx11-dev" -g "yast-rake gettext"
+  - docker build -t yast-printer-image .
 script:
-    - rake check:syntax
-    - rake check:pot
-    - make -f Makefile.cvs
-    - make
-    - sudo make install
-    - make check
-
+  # the "yast-travis-cpp" script is included in the base yastdevel/cpp image
+  # see https://github.com/yast/docker-yast-cpp/blob/master/yast-travis-cpp
+  - docker run -it -e TRAVIS=1 -e TRAVIS_JOB_ID="$TRAVIS_JOB_ID" yast-printer-image yast-travis-cpp
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d26af8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+FROM yastdevel/cpp
+RUN zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys --non-interactive in --no-recommends \
+  xorg-x11-libX11-devel \
+  yast2 \
+  yast2-testsuite
+
+COPY . /usr/src/app
+