diff --git a/_setup/001-install.md b/_setup/001-install.md
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 permalink: /setup/install.html
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+For Docker
+----------
+```
+# clone repo and cd to docker assets directory
+git clone https://github.com/craigkerstiens/postgresguide.com.git
+cd postgresguide.com/assets/docker
+
+# run postgres setup script
+./setup_postgres.sh
+
+# login to postgres terminal (as "postgres" user, see Dockerfile)
+docker exec -it some-postgres psql --dbname pgguide
+
+# confirm that tables have been loaded
+pgguide=# \d
+```
 
 For Mac
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diff --git a/assets/docker/Dockerfile b/assets/docker/Dockerfile
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+++ b/assets/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+FROM postgres
+
+MAINTAINER Mike Situ (github.com/shola)
+
+USER postgres
+ENV POSTGRES_USER postgres
+ENV POSTGRES_PASSWORD changeme
+
+ADD example.dump /tmp/example.dump
+ADD load_sample_data.sh /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/
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diff --git a/assets/docker/load_sample_data.sh b/assets/docker/load_sample_data.sh
new file mode 100644
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+#~/bin/bash
+
+createdb pgguide
+pg_restore --no-owner --dbname pgguide /tmp/example.dump
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diff --git a/assets/docker/setup_postgres.sh b/assets/docker/setup_postgres.sh
new file mode 100644
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@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# convenience functions for removing all running/exited containers
+# add these to your ~/.bash_profile if desired:
+#   alias rmrfDockerContainers="docker stop $(docker ps -a -q) && docker rm $(docker ps -a -q)"
+#   alias rmrfDockerImages="docker rmi $(docker images)"
+
+# curl example data
+curl -L -O http://cl.ly/173L141n3402/download/example.dump
+
+# build postgres image
+docker build . -t mypostgres:latest
+
+# run postgres in the background
+docker run --name some-postgres mypostgres -d postgres
+
+# login to postgres terminal (as "postgres" user)
+docker exec -it some-postgres psql --dbname pgguide