diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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index 0000000..54641c5
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+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# ignore .git and .cache folders
+.git
+README.md
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+FROM alpine:latest as certs
+RUN apk --update add ca-certificates
+
+FROM bash:latest
+COPY --from=certs /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
+COPY transmission-telegram /
+RUN chmod 777 transmission-telegram
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/transmission-telegram"]
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c68c3e..28bb534 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 <img src="https://raw.github.com/pyed/transmission-telegram/master/demo.gif" width="400" />
 
-## Install
+## CLI
+
+###  Install
 
 Just [download](https://github.com/pyed/transmission-telegram/releases) the appropriate binary for your OS, place `transmission-telegram` in your `$PATH` and you are good to go.
 
@@ -12,4 +14,48 @@ Or if you have `Go` installed: `go get -u github.com/pyed/transmission-telegram`
 
 ## Usage
 
-[Wiki](https://github.com/pyed/transmission-telegram/wiki)
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+[Wiki](https://github.com/pyed/transmission-telegram/wiki)
+
+
+##  Docker Alternate Installation Route
+
+### Standalone
+
+```
+docker run -d --name transmission-telegram \
+kevinhalpin/transmission-telegram:latest \
+-token=<Your Bot Token> \
+-master=<Your Username> \
+-url=<Transmission RPC> \
+-username=<Transmission If Needed> \ 
+-password=<Transmissions If Needed>
+```
+
+### docker-compose Example
+
+```
+version: '2.4'
+services:
+  transmission:
+    container_name: transmission
+    environment:
+      - PUID=${PUID_DOCKUSER}
+      - PGID=${PGID_APPZ}
+    image: linuxserver/transmission
+    network_mode: 'host'
+    hostname: 'transmission'
+    volumes:
+      - ${CONFIG}/transmission:/config
+      - ${DATA}/transmission/downloads:/downloads
+
+telegram-transmission-bot:
+    container_name: telegram-transmission-bot
+    restart: on-failure
+    depends_on:
+      - transmission
+      - plex
+      - emby
+    network_mode: 'host'
+    image: kevinhalpin/transmission-telegram:latest
+    command: '-token=${TELEGRAM_TRANSMISSION_BOT} -master=${TELEGRAM_USERNAME} -url=${TRANSMISSION_URL} -   username=${TRANSMISSION_USERNAME} -password=${PASS}'
+```