diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9240b19..877c800 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 node_modules/
 logs/
-
+*.gz
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46146c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+FROM ubuntu:20.04
+
+# not to prompt `Configuring tzdata`
+ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash leasehold; \
+    apt-get update; \
+    apt-get install -qqy git curl wget build-essential gzip lsb-release sudo; \
+    curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | bash -; \
+    wget --quiet -O - https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | apt-key add - && sh -c 'echo "deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ $(lsb_release -sc)-pgdg main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/PostgreSQL.list'; \
+    apt-get update; \
+    apt-get install -qqy postgresql-10 nodejs; \
+    sed -i 's/max_connections = 100/max_connections = 300/g' /etc/postgresql/10/main/postgresql.conf; \
+    sed -i 's/shared_buffers = 128MB/shared_buffers = 256MB/g' /etc/postgresql/10/main/postgresql.conf; \
+    echo 'leasehold     ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL' >> /etc/sudoers; \
+    npm install pm2 -g; \
+    npm i -g lisk-commander@2.2.3; \
+    usermod -aG sudo leasehold
+
+USER postgres
+
+RUN service postgresql start && \
+  psql -c "CREATE USER leasehold" && \
+  psql -c "ALTER ROLE leasehold WITH SUPERUSER" && \
+  psql -c "CREATE DATABASE lisk_main OWNER leasehold" && \
+  psql -c "CREATE DATABASE leasehold_main OWNER leasehold" && \
+  psql -c "ALTER USER leasehold WITH PASSWORD 'password'"
+
+USER leasehold
+
+RUN mkdir -p /home/leasehold/leasehold-core
+RUN chown -R leasehold:leasehold /home/leasehold
+
+COPY --chown=leasehold . /home/leasehold/leasehold-core/
+WORKDIR /home/leasehold/
+
+RUN sudo service postgresql start && \
+  gzip --decompress --to-stdout ./leasehold-core/leasehold_main_backup_27022021.gz | psql -U leasehold leasehold_main -w && \
+  gzip --decompress --to-stdout ./leasehold-core/lisk_main_backup-14576795 | psql -U leasehold lisk_main -w -w; \
+  rm -f ./leasehold-core/leasehold_main_backup_27022021.gz; \
+  rm -f ./leasehold-core/lisk_main_backup-14576795
+
+RUN npm install --prefix ./leasehold-core; \
+    lisk config:set api.nodes http://2.56.213.101:8010/
+
+EXPOSE 5432
+EXPOSE 8001
+EXPOSE 8010
+
+RUN ls
+
+RUN chmod +x ./leasehold-core/start.sh
+
+CMD ["./leasehold-core/start.sh"]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a2def19..d73029e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "A full Leasehold node implementation",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+    "start": "node start.js"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/start.js b/start.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f73d2e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start.js
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+const util = require('util');
+const { spawn } = require('child_process');
+const readline = require('readline');
+const exec = util.promisify(require('child_process').exec);
+
+const NETWORK = 'mainnet';
+const LEASEHOLD_SNAPSHOT = 'leasehold_main_backup_27022021.gz';
+const LISK_SNAPSHOT = 'lisk_main_backup-14576795.gz';
+const CONTAINER_NAME = 'leasehold-core';
+const IMAGE_NAME = 'leasehold';
+
+const commandLog = (msg, warning = false) =>
+  console.log(`\n${warning ? '\x1b[31m' : ''}\x1b[1m${msg}\x1b[0m`);
+
+const errorLog = (msg) => console.error(`\x1b[31m\x1b[1m${msg}\x1b[0m`);
+
+const execCommand = (command) => {
+  console.log(`Executing command: ${command}`);
+  return new Promise((res, rej) => {
+    command = command.split(' ');
+    const process = spawn(command[0], command.slice(1));
+    readline
+      .createInterface({
+        input: process.stdout,
+        terminal: false,
+      })
+      .on('line', function (line) {
+        console.log(line);
+      });
+    process.on('close', (code) => res(code));
+    process.on('error', (err) => rej(err));
+  });
+
+  // const { stdout, stderr } = await exec(command, { shell: true });
+  // if (stderr) {
+  //   errorLog(stderr);
+  // }
+
+  // console.log(stdout);
+};
+
+(async () => {
+  try {
+    const { stdout: ls } = await exec(`ls`);
+    if (!ls.includes(LISK_SNAPSHOT)) {
+      commandLog(
+        'IMPORTANT: Getting Lisk snapshot. This process will take a while!',
+        true,
+      );
+      await execCommand(
+        `wget --no-check-certificate https://snapshots.lisk.io/${NETWORK}/${LISK_SNAPSHOT}`,
+      );
+    } else {
+      commandLog(`Skipping ${LISK_SNAPSHOT} it already exists.`);
+    }
+
+    if (!ls.includes(LEASEHOLD_SNAPSHOT)) {
+      commandLog(
+        'IMPORTANT: Getting Leasehold snapshot. This process will take a while!',
+        true,
+      );
+      await execCommand(
+        `wget --no-check-certificate https://testnet.leasehold.io/snapshots/${NETWORK}/${LEASEHOLD_SNAPSHOT}`,
+      );
+    } else {
+      commandLog(`Skipping ${LEASEHOLD_SNAPSHOT} it already exists.`);
+    }
+
+    commandLog('Building docker container');
+    commandLog(
+      'IMPORTANT: This process will take a while!',
+      true,
+    );
+    await execCommand(`docker build -t ${IMAGE_NAME} .`);
+
+    commandLog('Removing container if exists.');
+    await execCommand(`docker rm --force ${CONTAINER_NAME}`);
+
+    commandLog(`Running container with name ${CONTAINER_NAME}`);
+    await execCommand(
+      `docker run -d -p 8010:8010 -p 8001:8001 --name ${CONTAINER_NAME} ${IMAGE_NAME}`,
+    );
+
+    commandLog('Getting IP of container');
+    const { stdout } = await exec(`docker inspect ${CONTAINER_NAME}`);
+    const ip = JSON.parse(stdout)[0].NetworkSettings.IPAddress;
+    if (ip === '')
+      throw new Error('No IP Address available, container probably exited.');
+
+    commandLog(`IP Found: ${ip}`)
+
+    // commandLog(
+    //   'IMPORTANT: Writing the snapshot to the DB. This process might take a while!',
+    //   true,
+    // );
+    // await execCommand(
+    //   `gzip --decompress --to-stdout ./${LISK_SNAPSHOT} | psql -U leasehold -h ${ip} lisk_main -w`,
+    // );
+
+    // commandLog(
+    //   'IMPORTANT: Writing the snapshot to the DB. This process might take a while!',
+    //   true,
+    // );
+    // await execCommand(
+    //   `gzip --decompress --to-stdout ./${LEASEHOLD_SNAPSHOT} | psql -U leasehold -h ${ip} leasehold_main -w`,
+    // );
+  } catch (err) {
+    errorLog(err.message);
+  }
+})();
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..592a7ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+sudo /usr/sbin/service postgresql start
+/usr/bin/pm2-runtime start leasehold-core