diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 895d48a..f60605f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /target
+/build
 
 # RustRover
 .idea/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d6b299
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+FROM ubuntu:24.04 AS build
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y upgrade
+RUN apt-get -y install \
+    gcc \
+    curl \
+    pkg-config \
+    libssl-dev
+
+RUN curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y
+ENV PATH="/root/.cargo/bin:${PATH}"
+
+COPY . /cln-backup
+
+WORKDIR /cln-backup
+RUN cargo build --release
+
+FROM scratch AS binaries
+
+COPY --from=build /cln-backup/target/release/backup /
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7ae98ff..f146f35 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
+docker-build:
+	docker buildx build . -o=build --target=binaries
+
 clippy:
 	cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings
+
+.PHONY: docker-build clippy
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5450dbe..99077e8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Configuration is done through the `backup.toml` file in the lightning directory.
 
 Compiling the plugin requires Rust to be installed.
 
+Alternatively, you can use `make docker-build` to build a release binary in a Docker container (output in `./build/` directory).
+
 By default, the plugin is compiled with S3 and WebDAV support:
 
 ```bash