diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 402df09..202d722 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 *.o
 /bambucam
+.env
+*.so
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99e58ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+FROM debian:bookworm-slim
+
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+ENV DEVICE_IP="printer-ip"
+ENV DEVICE_ID="printer-serial-number"
+ENV ACCESS_CODE="printer-access-code"
+ENV PORT=8082
+
+# true = retry to reach printer if its offline, false = shutdown
+ENV KEEP_ALIVE=true
+
+# the interval (seconds) the printer is checked until available
+ENV PING_INTERVAL=10
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    libmicrohttpd12 \
+    libjpeg62-turbo \
+    netcat-openbsd \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+RUN mkdir plugins
+
+# copy the executable and plugins
+COPY ./bambucam .
+COPY ./plugins ./plugins
+
+# set plugin path
+ENV PLUGIN_PATH=/app/plugins
+
+EXPOSE ${PORT}
+
+
+COPY start.sh .
+RUN chmod +x start.sh
+ENTRYPOINT ["./start.sh"]
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ed1a1ad..e880429 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,6 +24,38 @@ flag. The supported video stream types are:
 - `HTTP`: Multipart JPEG stream using microhttpd
 - `RTP`: RTP video stream using FFmpeg
 
+## Docker Usage
+Use the following docker-compose.yaml to spawn a video-server:
+````yaml
+version: "3.8"
+
+services:
+  bambucam:
+    image: dockersilas/bambucam:1.0.0
+    container_name: bambucam
+
+    ports:
+      - "8082:8082" # the port number mapping where the video stream is serviced
+
+    environment:
+    - DEVICE_IP="192.168.1.123" # your printers ip
+    - DEVICE_ID="1A2B3C12345678" # your printer serial number (tho check if its the right device)
+    - ACCESS_CODE="12345678" # your printer access code
+    - PORT=8082 # the port number where the video stream should be serviced
+    - KEEP_ALIVE=true # true = run infinitly retrying if printer is offline, false = shutdown if printer offline
+    - PING_INTERVAL=10 # the interval (seconds) the printer is checked until available
+
+    restart: no
+````
+
+## Building the Image
+If you want to build the docker image by yourself, follow those steps:
+- clone this repo
+- create a folder "plugins"
+- put your "libBambuStudio.so" in there which is made available by Bambulab Software
+- follow the building steps of jtessler´s repo (building the bambucam executeable in the repo root directory)
+- build using the Dockerfile
+
 ## Build instructions
 
 Prepare the necessary `ffmpeg` and `libmicrohttpd` dependencies:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..424b0c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+version: "3.8"
+
+services:
+  bambucam:
+    image: dockersilas/bambucam:1.0.0
+    container_name: bambucam
+
+    ports:
+      - "8082:8082" # the port number mapping where the video stream is serviced
+
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+
+    restart: no
+
+  
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diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
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index 0000000..6c126d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+# ENV defaults
+DEVICE_IP="${DEVICE_IP}"
+DEVICE_ID="${DEVICE_ID}"
+ACCESS_CODE="${ACCESS_CODE}"
+PORT="${PORT}"
+KEEP_ALIVE="${KEEP_ALIVE}"   # true = bleibt an, false = Container exit bei Fehler
+PING_INTERVAL="${PING_INTERVAL}" # Sekunden zwischen Pings
+
+
+# Funktion zum Maskieren, nur letzte 2 Zeichen anzeigen
+# mask() {
+#     local val="$1"
+#     local len=${#val}
+#     if [ $len -le 2 ]; then
+#         echo "$val"
+#     else
+#         mask_len=$((len-2))
+#         masked=$(printf '%*s' "$mask_len" '' | tr ' ' '*')
+#         echo "${masked}${val: -2}"
+#     fi
+# }
+
+# Ausgabe aller ENV-Werte beim Start
+echo "=== STARTING bambucam container ==="
+echo "DEVICE_IP      = $DEVICE_IP"
+echo "DEVICE_ID      = $DEVICE_ID"
+echo "ACCESS_CODE    = $ACCESS_CODE"
+echo "PORT           = $PORT"
+echo "KEEP_ALIVE     = $KEEP_ALIVE"
+echo "PING_INTERVAL  = $PING_INTERVAL"
+echo "=================================="
+
+while true; do
+    # Prüfen, ob der Printer erreichbar ist
+    if nc -z -w2 "$DEVICE_IP" "6000"; then
+        echo "$(date '+%F %T') - printer available, starting bambucam"
+        # Bambucam starten und auf Exit warten
+        ./bambucam "$DEVICE_IP" "$DEVICE_ID" "$ACCESS_CODE" "$PORT" || true
+        EXIT_CODE=$?
+        echo "$(date '+%F %T') - bambucam exited with code $EXIT_CODE"
+    else
+        echo "$(date '+%F %T') - Printer not reachable (offline?)"
+        EXIT_CODE=1
+    fi
+
+    if [ "$KEEP_ALIVE" != "true" ]; then
+        echo "KEEP_ALIVE=false → Shutdown container"
+        exit $EXIT_CODE
+    fi
+
+    echo "Waiting $PING_INTERVAL seconds before retrying..."
+    sleep $PING_INTERVAL
+done
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