diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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index 0000000000..f1b5ee68da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+.git
+.github
+.vscode
+.devcontainer
+*.log
+*.tmp
+node_modules/
+build_output/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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index 0000000000..bd3d2f7911
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
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+FROM ubuntu:latest
+
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends nodejs npm git ca-certificates python3-pip \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+WORKDIR /workdir
+
+COPY . .
+
+RUN npm ci
+RUN pip install --break-system-packages --ignore-installed -r requirements.txt
+
+CMD ["bash"]
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose.yaml
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+# Usage: PIO_ENV=esp32dev docker compose up
+
+services:
+  wled-build:
+    image: wled-build
+    build: .
+    environment:
+      - PIO_ENV=${PIO_ENV:-esp32dev}
+    volumes:
+      - ./build_output:/workdir/build_output
+    command: ["bash", "-c", "npm run build && pio run -e $PIO_ENV"]