diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+FROM eclipse-temurin:25-jdk AS build
+WORKDIR /build
+COPY . ./
+RUN find .
+RUN ./mvnw clean package -DskipTests
+
+FROM eclipse-temurin:25-jre
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=build /build/target/ollama-oai-bridge.jar ./ollama-oai-bridge.jar
+COPY start.sh /app/start.sh
+EXPOSE 11434
+ENTRYPOINT ["/app/start.sh"]
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     ./start.sh -Dserver.port=11435 -Dbridge.upstream-base-url=http://localhost:5002 -Dbridge.version=0.24.1 -Dbridge.reported-context-offset=5000
     ```
 
+### Docker
+
+You can build and run the application as a Docker image:
+
+```bash
+cd docker
+./build.sh
+./start-docker.sh
+```
+
+The `build.sh` script builds a multi-stage Docker image that compiles the JAR inside Docker and packages it into a minimal runtime image. The `start-docker.sh` script runs the container with host networking.
+
 ## Architecture
 
 - **`GatewayProxyConfiguration`**: Sets up the Spring Cloud Gateway routes to proxy requests.
diff --git a/docker/build.sh b/docker/build.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
+docker build -t ollama-oai-bridge-run:latest .
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+docker run --rm \
+  --network=host \
+  ollama-oai-bridge-run:latest "$@"
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