diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-push.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-push.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9862ce7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-push.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+name: Build docker images
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: 'The docker image tag'
+        required: true
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+env:
+  GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE: 1
+
+jobs:
+  docker:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-20.04]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+        with:
+          version: v0.9.1
+      - name: Login to private registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v1
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_URL }}
+          username: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PASSWORD }}
+      - name: Docker meta
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v4
+        with:
+          images: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_URL }}/namada-load-tester
+          tags: |
+            type=schedule
+            type=ref,event=branch
+            type=ref,event=pr
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}
+            type=raw,value=latest
+      - name: Build and Push
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+        with:
+          context: .
+          file: Dockerfile
+          push: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+      
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad80187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# use the default dart image as the build image
+FROM rust:1.70 AS builder
+
+# copy the current folder into the build folder
+COPY . /app
+
+# set the work directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get update
+
+# build app
+RUN cargo build --release
+
+# use a slim image
+FROM debian:bullseye-slim
+
+RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get update && apt-get install -y ca-certificates
+
+# copy the runtime files
+COPY scenarios /app
+COPY --from=builder /app/target/release/namada-load-tester /app/namada-load-tester 
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# start the dart webserver
+ENTRYPOINT ["./namada-load-tester"]
+CMD ["--help"]
\ No newline at end of file