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+FROM ubuntu:18.04
+
+# Install system packages/dependencies
+RUN apt-get --yes update \
+ && apt-get --no-install-recommends --yes install libcurl3 \
+ && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy minimal set of ChatScript files
+COPY ./BINARIES/LinuxChatScript64 /opt/ChatScript/BINARIES/
+COPY ./DICT/ENGLISH/*.bin /opt/ChatScript/DICT/ENGLISH/
+COPY ./LIVEDATA/SYSTEM /opt/ChatScript/LIVEDATA/SYSTEM
+COPY ./LIVEDATA/ENGLISH /opt/ChatScript/LIVEDATA/ENGLISH
+COPY ./TOPIC/BUILD0 /opt/ChatScript/TOPIC/BUILD0
+
+# Make binary executable
+RUN chmod +x /opt/ChatScript/BINARIES/LinuxChatScript64
+
+# Create entrypoint script so we can pass args and Ctrl+C out
+RUN { \
+echo '#!/bin/bash'; \
+echo 'set -e'; \
+echo '/opt/ChatScript/BINARIES/LinuxChatScript64 $@'; \
+} > /entrypoint-chatscript.sh \
+&& chmod +x /entrypoint-chatscript.sh
+
+# Declare volumes for mount point directories
+VOLUME ["/opt/ChatScript/USERS/", "/opt/ChatScript/LOGS/"]
+
+# Set runtime properties
+ENV LANG C.UTF-8
+EXPOSE 1024
+WORKDIR /opt/ChatScript/BINARIES
+ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint-chatscript.sh"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -174,6 +174,43 @@ The result will go in the `BINARIES` directory.
 On Linux, go stand in the SRC directory and type `make server` (assuming you have make and g++ installed). This creates BINARIES/ChatScript, which can run as a server or locally. There are other make choices for installing PostGres or Mongo.
 
 
+## Docker image
+
+### Building the base Docker image
+
+The `Dockerfile` in this repository provides a ChatScript server with no bots. To build and run it, run the following commands:
+
+```
+docker build -t chatscript .
+docker run -it -p 1024:1024 chatscript
+```
+
+Note: You will probably want to replace the image tag `chatscript` with a more meaningful one for your purposes.
+
+### Building a Docker image containing bot data
+
+Adding bot data to the base image above is as simple as writing a `Dockerfile` like the following one, which builds the `Harry` bot:
+
+```
+FROM chatscript
+
+# Copy raw data needed for Harry
+COPY ./RAWDATA/filesHarry.txt
+COPY ./RAWDATA/HARRY /opt/ChatScript/RAWDATA/HARRY
+COPY ./RAWDATA/QUIBBLE /opt/ChatScript/RAWDATA/QUIBBLE
+
+# Build Harry
+RUN /opt/ChatScript/BINARIES/LinuxChatScript64 local build1=filesHarry.txt
+```
+
+This `Dockerfile` can then be built and run in the same manner as the base `chatscript` image:
+
+```
+docker build -t chatscript-harry .
+docker run -it chatscript-harry local
+```
+
+
 # Full Documentation
 
 [ChatScript Wiki (user guides, tutorials, papers)](/WIKI/README.md)