diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c428e0a32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+# Git
+.git
+.gitignore
+
+# CI
+.codeclimate.yml
+.travis.yml
+.taskcluster.yml
+
+# Docker
+docker-compose.yml
+.docker
+
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*/__pycache__/
+*/*/__pycache__/
+*/*/*/__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*/*.py[cod]
+*/*/*.py[cod]
+*/*/*/*.py[cod]
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+env/
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+
+# PyInstaller
+#  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
+#  before PyInstaller builds the exe, so as to inject date/other infos into it.
+*.manifest
+*.spec
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+pip-delete-this-directory.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.coverage
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+
+# Translations
+*.mo
+*.pot
+
+# Django stuff:
+*.log
+
+# Sphinx documentation
+docs/_build/
+
+# PyBuilder
+target/
+
+# Virtual environment
+.env/
+.venv/
+venv/
+venv*
+
+# PyCharm
+.idea
+
+# Python mode for VIM
+.ropeproject
+*/.ropeproject
+*/*/.ropeproject
+*/*/*/.ropeproject
+
+# Vim swap files
+*.swp
+*/*.swp
+*/*/*.swp
+*/*/*/*.swp
+
+# ignore model directory, instead mount it with docker run
+models
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2feeb1c09a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+FROM pytorch/pytorch:1.12.1-cuda11.3-cudnn8-runtime
+LABEL maintainer="fname.lname@domain.com"
+
+# install opencv åreqs
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install libsm6 libxext6 libgl1-mesa-glx libglib2.0-0 libxrender1 wget --no-install-recommends -y
+
+# remove cache
+RUN apt-get autoremove -y \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# set username inside docker
+ARG UNAME=user1
+ARG UID=1000
+
+# add user UNAME as a member of the sudoers group
+RUN useradd -rm --home-dir "/home/$UNAME" --shell /bin/bash -g root -G sudo -u "$UID" "$UNAME"
+# activate user
+USER "$UNAME"
+WORKDIR "/home/$UNAME"
+
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
+ENV PATH="/home/$UNAME/miniconda3/bin:${PATH}"
+ARG PATH="/home/$UNAME/miniconda3/bin:${PATH}"
+
+# download and install miniconda
+RUN wget \
+    https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-py38_23.1.0-1-Linux-x86_64.sh \
+    && mkdir "/home/$UNAME/.conda" \
+    && bash Miniconda3-py38_23.1.0-1-Linux-x86_64.sh -b \
+    && rm -f Miniconda3-py38_23.1.0-1-Linux-x86_64.sh
+
+# copy env yaml file
+COPY environment.yaml "/home/$UNAME"
+
+# create conda env
+RUN conda init bash \
+    && conda install -n base conda-libmamba-solver \
+    && conda config --set solver libmamba \
+    && conda env create -f environment.yaml
+
+# add conda env activation to bashrc
+RUN echo "conda activate control" >> ~/.bashrc
+
+# copy all files from current dir except those in .dockerignore
+COPY . "/home/$UNAME/ControlNet"
+
+# change file ownership to docker user
+USER root
+RUN chown -R "$UNAME" "/home/$UNAME/ControlNet"
+USER "$UNAME"
+
+# switch to ControlNet dir
+WORKDIR "/home/$UNAME/ControlNet"
+CMD ["/bin/bash"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7e240b1821..16cff8a483 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,6 +69,17 @@ We provide 9 Gradio apps with these models.
 
 All test images can be found at the folder "test_imgs".
 
+## Run with Docker
+
+Alternatively, build and run docker image after models have been downloaded to `ControlNet/models`.
+
+    bash scripts/build_docker.sh        # build docker image to set up environment
+    bash scripts/run_docker.sh -p 8000  # run docker with an external port 0.0.0.0:8000 exposed
+    
+Example run gradio_scribble2image.py
+    
+    python gradio_scribble2image.py     # gradio app will be hosted at localhost:8000
+
 ## ControlNet with Canny Edge
 
 Stable Diffusion 1.5 + ControlNet (using simple Canny edge detection)
diff --git a/scripts/build_docker.sh b/scripts/build_docker.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c45c106827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build_docker.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+docker build -t controlnet:latest --build-arg UID=$(id -u) .
diff --git a/scripts/run_docker.sh b/scripts/run_docker.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36249a3bdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/run_docker.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+def_cont_name=controlnet_cont
+
+helpFunction()
+{
+   echo ""
+   echo "Usage: $0 -p port"
+   echo -e "\t-p http_port"
+   exit 1 # Exit script after printing help
+}
+
+while getopts "p:" opt
+do
+   case "$opt" in
+      p ) port="$OPTARG" ;;
+      ? ) helpFunction ;; # Print helpFunction in case parameter is non-existent
+   esac
+done
+
+# Print helpFunction in case parameters are empty
+if [ -z "$port" ]
+then
+   echo "Some or all of the parameters are empty";
+   helpFunction
+fi
+
+# Check if the container is running
+if [ "$(docker ps -q -f name=$def_cont_name)" ]; then
+    # Stop the container
+    echo "Stopping docker container '$def_cont_name'"
+    docker stop "$def_cont_name"
+    docker rm "$def_cont_name"
+    echo "Stopped & removed container '$def_cont_name'"
+fi
+
+# 7860 is gradio's default port
+docker run \
+      -ti --rm \
+      -p "0.0.0.0:$port:7860" \
+      -v "$PWD/models:/home/user1/ControlNet/models" \
+      --gpus "device=0" \
+      --name "$def_cont_name" \
+      controlnet:latest