diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e99980d8bc7e5398a7be118efc0651b8f6286ab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+FROM alpine:latest AS dev
+MAINTAINER Mose Schmiedel <mose@schmiednet.de>
+
+RUN apk update && apk add \
+      pkgconf \
+      musl \
+      make \
+      g++ \
+      wget \
+      perl \
+      perl-dev \
+      perl-app-cpanminus \
+      gd-dev \
+      expat-dev \
+      graphviz \
+      readline-dev \
+      krb5-dev \
+      openssl \
+      openssl-dev \
+      zlib-dev \
+      sqlite \
+      perl-dbd-sqlite \
+      perl-dbd-sqlite-dev \
+      && true
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/coocook
+
+COPY cpanfile .
+
+RUN cpanm --notest --installdeps --with-recommends --with-suggests --with-develop .
+
+COPY script/coocook_docker.pl script/coocook_docker.pl
+
+ENTRYPOINT [ "script/coocook_docker.pl" ]
+
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+CMD [ "help" ]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 08a8dfa931eb607625ccd462d14fb953586d12ef..b0808f7669925dd80935866d9b5922af556f2aa0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Web application for collecting recipes and making food plans
 
 ## Quick start
 
+### Run with native Perl (works best on Unix-like Operating Systems)
 Prerequisites:
 
 * [Perl5](https://www.perl.org/get.html)
@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ Install database into a local SQLite file and start development server in debug
 Hint: With the `--restart` option the development server restarts automatically when files in `lib/` are changed.
 This requires `Catalyst::Restarter`.
 
+### Using Docker
+Goto [https://hub.docker.com/r/coocook/coocook-dev](https://hub.docker.com/r/coocook/coocook-dev) and follow the instructions there to use the Dockerimage for Development.
+
 ## Mailing list
 
 * <coocook@lists.coocook.org>
diff --git a/cpanfile b/cpanfile
index e8c9d7f002fce83f58c276f7be741e863f8379cb..17571e11ea73aa3e6c1448fb5a015048005d99c5 100644
--- a/cpanfile
+++ b/cpanfile
@@ -104,4 +104,5 @@ on 'develop' => sub {
   recommends "Catalyst::Plugin::StackTrace" => "0";
   recommends "Catalyst::Restarter" => "0";
   recommends "CatalystX::LeakChecker" => "0";
+  recommends "Term::Size::Any" => "0";
 };
diff --git a/dist.ini b/dist.ini
index 4cd6a27790b19d1a909fd9b97f78cb462fb54cc7..c611ce0131d3e9c76cf058ff39550eb8e07c9f73 100644
--- a/dist.ini
+++ b/dist.ini
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Test::Pod::Coverage = 0
 Catalyst::Plugin::StackTrace = 0
 Catalyst::Restarter = 0
 CatalystX::LeakChecker = 0
+Term::Size::Any = 0
 
 [Prereqs / Suggests]
 Sys::Hostname::FQDN = 0
diff --git a/script/coocook_docker.pl b/script/coocook_docker.pl
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f77b039d44afc5d60d6a056fbef593ea646ec77b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/coocook_docker.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+
+# ABSTRACT: helper script to control the coocook instance inside a Dockerimage from the host OS
+
+use v5.30.0;
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use utf8;
+use sigtrap qw/die normal-signals/;
+
+use Term::ANSIColor;
+use File::Basename;
+use Cwd 'abs_path';
+use Getopt::Long;
+Getopt::Long::Configure("bundling");
+
+# Directory where current script is located used to find other Coocook scripts
+my $dir = abs_path( dirname(__FILE__) );
+
+my $install = '';
+my $upgrade = '';
+my $debug   = '';
+my $restart = '';
+
+GetOptions(
+    'install' => \$install,
+    'upgrade' => \$upgrade,
+    'debug'   => sub { $debug   = '--debug' },
+    'restart' => sub { $restart = '--restart' },
+) or exit(1);
+
+if ( defined $ARGV[0] ) {
+    if ( $ARGV[0] eq 'deploy' ) {
+        if ( $install and not $upgrade ) {
+            deploy('install');
+
+        }
+        elsif ( $upgrade and not $install ) {
+            deploy('upgrade');
+
+        }
+        elsif ( $install and $upgrade ) {
+            error("'--install' and '--upgrade' may not be used together.");
+            help();
+
+        }
+        else {
+            say error("'$ARGV[1]' is not a valid flag for command 'deploy'.");
+            say help();
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+    }
+    elsif ( $ARGV[0] eq 'serve' ) {
+        if ( defined $ARGV[1] ) {
+            say error("'$ARGV[1]' is not a valid flag for command 'serve'");
+            say help();
+            exit(1);
+
+        }
+        else {
+            server("$debug $restart");
+        }
+
+    }
+    elsif ( $ARGV[0] eq 'help' ) {
+        if ( defined $ARGV[1] ) {
+            usage( $ARGV[1] );
+            exit();
+
+        }
+        else {
+            usage('commands');
+            exit();
+
+        }
+
+    }
+    else {
+        say error("'$ARGV[0]' is not a valid command for $0.");
+        say help();
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+}
+else {
+    say warning( "You provided no command to run. You probably meant to run "
+          . colored( "'$0 serve --debug --reload'", 'blue' )
+          . '?' );
+    say help();
+    exit(1);
+
+}
+
+sub deploy {
+    my $flags = shift;
+
+    system "$dir/coocook_deploy.pl " . $flags;
+}
+
+sub server {
+    my $flags = shift || '';
+
+    system "$dir/coocook_server.pl " . $flags;
+}
+
+sub error {
+    my $msg = shift;
+
+    return colored( 'ERROR:', 'red' ) . " $msg";
+}
+
+sub warning {
+    my $msg = shift;
+
+    return colored( 'WARNING:', 'yellow' ) . " $msg";
+}
+
+sub usage {
+    my $command = shift;
+    my %help    = (
+        commands => qq{Usage:
+    $0 [command] [flags]
+
+    CLI Tool for managing Coocook instances.
+
+    Commands:
+
+	deploy            Manage the database of the Coocook instance
+	serve             Run the local development server
+	help              Display this and exit
+	help [command]    Display help for specific command
+	},
+
+        deploy => qq{Usage:
+    $0 deploy [flags]
+
+    Manage the database of the Coocook instance.
+
+    flags:
+
+	-i --install    create new database
+	-u --upgrade    upgrade existing database to fit new schema
+	},
+
+        serve => qq{Usage:
+    $0 serve [flags]
+
+    Run the local development server.
+
+    flags:
+
+	-d --debug      Enable debug output
+	-r --restart    Enable live reload when files are changed
+	},
+        help => qq{Usage:
+    $0 help [command]
+
+    Display help for specific command.
+	},
+    );
+
+    defined $help{$command} or say error("$command is not a valid command for $0.") and exit(1);
+
+    say $help{$command};
+}
+
+sub help {
+    return "You can use " . colored( "'$0 help'", 'blue' ) . " to get help on how to use this script.";
+}