diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6455eb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# D language specific
+.dub/
+*.o
+*.obj
+*.lst
+*.a
+*.lib
+*.so
+*.dylib
+*.dll
+*.exe
+
+# Build and output directories
+build/
+bin/
+obj/
+
+# Editor and IDE files
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*~
+
+# Version control
+.git/
+.gitignore
+.gitattributes
+
+# Documentation and temporary files
+docs/
+*.html
+*.pdf
+*.log
+*.tmp
+
+# Test files
+test/
+unittest/
+*_test.*
+
+# Dependencies that should be fetched during build
+dub.selections.json
+
+# OS specific files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Project specific
+*.o.d
+__test__*
+.dub
+dub.selections.json
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df26d18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Use Ubuntu as base image
+FROM ubuntu:latest
+
+# Avoid prompts from apt
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+# Install necessary dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    curl \
+    gpg \
+    xz-utils \
+    gcc \
+    make \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install DMD compiler
+RUN curl -fsS https://dlang.org/install.sh | bash -s dmd \
+    && ln -s /root/dlang/dmd-*/linux/bin64/dmd /usr/local/bin/dmd \
+    && ln -s /root/dlang/dmd-*/linux/bin64/dub /usr/local/bin/dub
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy only dependency files first to leverage Docker cache
+COPY dub.sdl ./
+COPY lit/markdown/dub.json ./lit/markdown/
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN dub fetch --cache=local
+
+# Copy the rest of the project
+COPY . .
+
+# Build the project
+RUN make
+
+# Set the entrypoint to the binary
+ENTRYPOINT ["/app/bin/lit"]
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a4afeef..5d1fe46 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,12 +19,8 @@ test: lit
 
 lit/markdown/source:
 	@if [ ! -s lit/markdown/source ]; then \
-		if [ ! -s .git ]; then \
-			git clone https://github.com/zyedidia/dmarkdown lit/markdown; \
-		else \
-			git submodule init; \
-			git submodule update; \
-		fi \
+		echo "Missing lit/markdown/source"; \
+		exit 1; \
 	fi;
 
 clean:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6d840c8..6f7c8aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,6 +88,27 @@ You can also find this program in `examples/hello.lit`.
 | [32 bit Linux](https://zyedidia.github.io/literate/binaries/literate-linux32.tar.gz) |
 | [Arm Linux](https://zyedidia.github.io/literate/binaries/literate-linux-arm.tar.gz) |
 
+### Docker
+
+Docker images are prepared so users could build Literate easily on their local machine by running:
+```sh
+cd Literate # go to the root directory of Literate
+git submodule update --init --recursive
+docker compose build
+```
+
+Then you can run the binary by mounting your source code into the docker container:
+```sh
+SOURCE_DIR=/path/to/your/source
+OUTPUT_DIR=/path/to/your/output/dir
+docker run --rm -it -v $SOURCE_DIR:/source docker.io/library/literate:latest $SOURCE_DIR/code.lit --out-dir $OUTPUT_DIR
+```
+
+You can also copy the built binary out by 
+```sh
+docker run --rm -it -v ./bin:/tmp/bin --entrypoint bash docker.io/library/literate:latest -c 'cp /app/bin/lit /tmp/bin'   
+```
+
 ### Building from Source
 
 #### Mac
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4138d5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+services:
+  app-release:
+    build: .
+    image: literate:latest
+
+volumes:
+  build-bin-output:
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diff --git a/dub.selections.json b/dub.selections.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8d54351..0000000
--- a/dub.selections.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"fileVersion": 1,
-	"versions": {}
-}