diff --git a/website/Dockerfile b/website/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+FROM node:11.15.0 
+
+WORKDIR /spacy-io
+
+RUN npm install -g gatsby-cli@2.7.4
+
+COPY package.json .
+COPY package-lock.json . 
+
+RUN npm install
+
+# This is so the installed node_modules will be up one directory
+# from where a user mounts files, so that they don't accidentally mount
+# their own node_modules from a different build
+# https://nodejs.org/api/modules.html#modules_loading_from_node_modules_folders
+WORKDIR /spacy-io/website/
diff --git a/website/README.md b/website/README.md
index 076032d92..db050cf03 100644
--- a/website/README.md
+++ b/website/README.md
@@ -554,6 +554,42 @@ extensions for your code editor. The
 [`.prettierrc`](https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/tree/master/website/.prettierrc)
 file in the root defines the settings used in this codebase.
 
+## Building & developing the site with Docker {#docker}
+Sometimes it's hard to get a local environment working due to rapid updates to node dependencies,
+so it may be easier to use docker for building the docs.
+
+If you'd like to do this,
+**be sure you do *not* include your local `node_modules` folder**,
+since there are some dependencies that need to be built for the image system. 
+Rename it before using.
+
+```bash
+docker run -it \
+  -v $(pwd):/spacy-io/website \
+  -p 8000:8000 \
+  ghcr.io/explosion/spacy-io \
+  gatsby develop -H 0.0.0.0
+```
+
+This will allow you to access the built website at http://0.0.0.0:8000/ 
+in your browser, and still edit code in your editor while having the site 
+reflect those changes.
+
+**Note**: If you're working on a Mac with an M1 processor, 
+you might see segfault errors from `qemu` if you use the default image. 
+To fix this use the `arm64` tagged image in the `docker run` command 
+(ghcr.io/explosion/spacy-io:arm64).
+
+### Building the Docker image {#docker-build}
+
+If you'd like to build the image locally, you can do so like this:
+
+```bash
+docker build -t spacy-io .
+```
+
+This will take some time, so if you want to use the prebuilt image you'll save a bit of time.
+
 ## Markdown reference {#markdown}
 
 All page content and page meta lives in the `.md` files in the `/docs`