diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df394800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+FROM python:3.11
+
+# Environment variables
+ENV PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK=1
+ENV PIP_NO_CACHE_DIR=1
+ENV POETRY_VERSION=1.6.1
+
+# Install poetry
+RUN python -m pip install "poetry==$POETRY_VERSION"
+
+# Install native dependencies
+RUN apt-get -y update && apt-get -y install libsndfile1 ffmpeg
+
+# Instal dependencies specified in the poetry configs
+WORKDIR /app
+ADD . /app
+RUN poetry install
+
+ENTRYPOINT [ "/usr/local/bin/poetry", "run" ]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fcb47c3c..1c4e6825 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,22 @@ Running `poetry install` installs all Perch dependencies into a new virtual envi
 poetry run python -m unittest discover -s chirp/tests -p "*test.py"
 ```
 
+## Using a container
+
+Alternatively, you can install and run this project using a container via
+Docker. To build a container using the tag `perch`, run:
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/google-research/perch
+cd perch
+docker build . --tag perch
+```
+
+And then you can run the different commands using the container you just built.
+For example, to run the tests, try:
+```bash
+docker run --rm -t perch python -m unittest discover -s chirp/tests -p "*test.py"
+```
+
 ## BIRB data preparation
 
 ### Evaluation data