diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f73247cad87..0d2ecca610d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 /cmd/formatter/debug.test
 /.cli-config.yml
 /wiki
+/bin/arduino-cli
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c75610affaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+FROM golang:1.11.3-stretch
+COPY . /go/src/arduino-cli
+WORKDIR /go/src/arduino-cli
+RUN go get .
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go install -a -ldflags '-s -w -extldflags "-static"' .
+
+FROM frolvlad/alpine-glibc
+RUN apk add ca-certificates python
+WORKDIR /root
+COPY --from=0 /go/bin/arduino-cli /usr/bin/arduino-cli 
+ENV USER root
+COPY dot-cli-config.yml /usr/bin/.cli-config.yml
+RUN arduino-cli core update-index --debug
+RUN arduino-cli core install esp8266:esp8266
+RUN arduino-cli board listall
+RUN arduino-cli sketch new blink --debug
+COPY blink.ino /root/Arduino/blink/blink.ino
+RUN arduino-cli compile --fqbn esp8266:esp8266:nodemcuv2 Arduino/blink
diff --git a/bin/.gitkeepme b/bin/.gitkeepme
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/blink.ino b/blink.ino
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fab5a8d45c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blink.ino
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+void setup() {
+  pinMode(LED_BUILTIN, OUTPUT);
+}
+
+void loop() {
+  digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, HIGH);
+  delay(1000);
+  digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, LOW);
+  delay(1000);
+}
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..71b8cb7f308
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+banner() {
+echo "================================================================"
+echo "$1"
+echo "================================================================"
+}
+
+PROJECT="arduino-cli"
+
+banner "Building docker image..."
+docker build -t $PROJECT .
+banner "Copying the binary..."
+docker run -v ${PWD}/bin:/out:rw $PROJECT
diff --git a/dot-cli-config.yml b/dot-cli-config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0cdb19010dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dot-cli-config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+board_manager:
+  additional_urls:
+    - http://arduino.esp8266.com/stable/package_esp8266com_index.json