diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Exclude python code
+py
+
+# General ignore stuff
+.git
+.github
+.gitignore
+.pdm-build
+.pytest_cache
+.python-version
+.ruff_cache
+.venv
+
+# Project files
+LICENSE
+Makefile
+pyproject.toml
+requirements.lock
+requirements-dev.lock
+
+*.md
+*.yml
+
+# Python and Rust build outputs
+dist
+target
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+ARG PG_MAJOR=16
+
+# ##################################
+# builder image
+# ##################################
+FROM postgres:${PG_MAJOR} AS builder
+
+RUN apt-get -y update && \
+  apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+  pkg-config \
+  cmake \
+  ca-certificates \
+  git \
+  build-essential \
+  libpq-dev \
+  postgresql-server-dev-${PG_MAJOR} \
+  curl \
+  libreadline6-dev \
+  zlib1g-dev
+
+ENV HOME=/home/builder
+ENV PATH=/home/builder/.cargo/bin:$PATH
+WORKDIR /home/builder
+
+RUN curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --no-modify-path --profile minimal --default-toolchain 1.79.0
+RUN cargo install cargo-pgrx --version 0.11.4 --locked
+RUN cargo pgrx init --pg${PG_MAJOR} $(which pg_config)
+
+COPY .cargo .cargo
+COPY Cargo.lock Cargo.lock
+COPY Cargo.toml Cargo.toml
+COPY upid_pg upid_pg
+COPY upid_rs upid_rs
+RUN cargo pgrx install --package upid_pg
+
+# ##################################
+# runner image
+# ##################################
+FROM postgres:${PG_MAJOR} AS runner
+
+COPY --from=builder /usr/share/postgresql/${PG_MAJOR}/extension /usr/share/postgresql/${PG_MAJOR}/extension
+COPY --from=builder /usr/lib/postgresql/${PG_MAJOR}/lib /usr/lib/postgresql/${PG_MAJOR}/lib
+
+RUN chown -R postgres:postgres /usr/share/postgresql/${PG_MAJOR}/extension
+RUN chown -R postgres:postgres /usr/lib/postgresql/${PG_MAJOR}/lib
+
+USER postgres
+ENV USER=postgres
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0332b6e..52972f1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ pgrx install
 pgrx run
 ```
 
+Alternatively, you can try out the Docker image `[carderne/postgres-upid:16](https://hub.docker.com/r/carderne/postgres-upid):
+```bash
+docker run -e POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD=trust -p 5432:5432 carderne/postgres-upid:16
+```
+
 #### Usage
 ```sql
 CREATE EXTENSION ulid;