diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c78fa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+FROM ubuntu:16.04
+
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y build-essential git cmake software-properties-common \
+                       zlib1g-dev libevent-dev
+
+RUN add-apt-repository ppa:gophers/archive && \
+    apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y golang-1.9-go && \
+    cp /usr/lib/go-1.9/bin/go* /usr/bin/.
+
+RUN mkdir /src
+WORKDIR /src
+
+RUN git clone https://boringssl.googlesource.com/boringssl && \
+    cd boringssl && \
+    git checkout chromium-stable && \
+    cmake . && \
+    make && \
+    BORINGSSL_SOURCE=$PWD && \
+    cd /usr/local/lib && \
+    cp $BORINGSSL_SOURCE/ssl/libssl.a . && \
+    cp $BORINGSSL_SOURCE/crypto/libcrypto.a .
+
+RUN mkdir /src/lsquic-client
+COPY ./ /src/lsquic-client/
+RUN cd /src/lsquic-client && \
+    cmake -DBORINGSSL_INCLUDE=/src/boringssl/include \
+          -DBORINGSSL_LIB=/usr/local/lib . && \
+    make
+
+RUN cd lsquic-client && make test && cp http_client /usr/bin/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 629b8e4..3ca37e4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -114,6 +114,18 @@ make
 make test
 ```
 
+Building with Docker
+---------
+The library and http_client example can be built with Docker.
+```
+docker build -t lsquic-client .
+```
+
+Then you can use the http_client example from the command line.
+```
+docker run -it --rm lsquic-client http_client -H www.google.com -s 74.125.22.106:443 -p /
+```
+
 Platforms
 ---------