diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8703625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+FROM ubuntu:focal
+
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
+
+ARG USER_ID
+ARG GROUP_ID
+RUN addgroup --gid $GROUP_ID flownet
+RUN adduser --disabled-password --gecos '' --uid $USER_ID --gid $GROUP_ID flownet
+
+RUN apt update && \
+    apt install -y --no-install-recommends software-properties-common && \
+    apt-add-repository ppa:opm/ppa -y && \
+    apt-get update && \
+    apt install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    mpi-default-bin \
+    libopm-simulators-bin \
+    zlib1g-dev \
+    libblas-dev liblapack-dev \
+    libgl1 \
+    git \
+    python3-pip \
+    python3-setuptools \
+    python3-sphinx \
+    python3-sphinx-rtd-theme \
+    make \
+    python3-ipython \
+    python3-ipdb \
+    black \
+    pylint \
+    libxrender1 \
+    python3-pytest \
+    libnss3-tools && \
+    apt-get -y install -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" sudo && \
+    apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+RUN adduser flownet sudo && \
+    echo "flownet:docker" | chpasswd && \
+    echo "flownet ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" >> /etc/sudoers
+
+USER flownet
+
+RUN echo "export PATH=$PATH:~/.local/bin" >> ~/.bashrc
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index be78605f..e156e524 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,6 +62,18 @@ run jobs via LSF correctly you will need to update your default shell's
 configuration file (`.cshrc` or `.bashrc`) to automatically source your
 virtual environment.
 
+It is also possible to use the provided docker file as
+```bash
+git clone git@github.com:equinor/flownet.git
+docker build --tag=flownet-image --build-arg USER_ID=$(id -u) --build-arg GROUP_ID=$(id -g) --file=flownet/Dockerfile .
+docker run -ti --mount "type=bind,src=$(pwd),dst=/home/flownet/shared" --workdir="/home/flownet/shared" flownet-image
+```
+In the docker container, install flownet as above by
+```bash
+cd flownet
+pip install -e .
+```
+
 ### Running FlowNet
 
 You can run _FlowNet_ as a single command line: