diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9dfc9af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+TZ=America/Chicago
+
+# Relative paths to the various configuration files
+CONFIG_PATH=./mrefd.cfg
+BLACKLIST_PATH=./mrefd.blacklist
+WHITELIST_PATH=./mrefd.whitelist
+INTERLINK_PATH=./mrefd.interlink
+DASH_CONFIG_PATH=./php-dash/include/config.inc.php
+
+# Port to bind the services to on the host machine
+HOST_M17_PORT=17000
+HOST_DHT_PORT=17171
+HOST_DASHBOARD_PORT=80
+
+# Port to bind the services to inside the container
+# These should match the ports in mrefd.cfg
+CONTAINER_M17_PORT=17000
+CONTAINER_DHT_PORT=17171
+CONTAINER_DASHBOARD_PORT=80
+
+# Path to where DHT file should be stored
+# DHT_PATH=./mrefd.dht.bin
+# TODO uncomment once this is working
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-docker-dashboard.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-docker-dashboard.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f63033
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-docker-dashboard.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+name: Publish mrefd-dash Docker Image to GHCR
+
+env:
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  REGISTRY_IMAGE: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/mrefd-dash
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/publish-docker-dashboard.yaml'
+      - 'php-dash/**'
+    branches:
+      - "**"
+    tags:
+      - "v*.*.*"
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/publish-docker-dashboard.yaml'
+      - 'php-dash/**'
+jobs:
+  build-and-publish-dash:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write # Required to push to GHCR
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Log in to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY}}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Docker meta
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}
+          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=sha
+            type=raw,value=latest,enable={{is_default_branch}}
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Build and push Docker image for mrefd-dash
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          context: ./php-dash
+          file: ./php-dash/Containerfile
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-docker.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-docker.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f544078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-docker.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+name: Publish mrefd Docker Image to GHCR
+
+env:
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  REGISTRY_IMAGE: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/mrefd
+
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "**"
+    tags:
+      - "v*.*.*"
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-publish-mrefd:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write # Required to push to GHCR
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Log in to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY}}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Docker meta
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}
+          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=sha
+            type=raw,value=latest,enable={{is_default_branch}}
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Build and push Docker image for mrefd
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          context: .
+          file: Containerfile
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
diff --git a/Containerfile b/Containerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6815030
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Containerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+FROM debian:12.11-slim
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    git build-essential g++ libcurl4-gnutls-dev libopendht-dev \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Set the working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+# Copy project to the build context
+COPY . ./
+
+# Copy default config files into app dir
+RUN cp config/mrefd.blacklist . \
+    && cp config/mrefd.whitelist . \
+    && cp config/mrefd.interlink . \
+    && cp example.mk mrefd.mk \
+    && cp example.cfg mrefd.cfg
+
+RUN make \
+    && make install
+
+EXPOSE 17000/udp 17171/udp
+
+CMD [ "/usr/local/bin/mrefd", "/app/config/mrefd.cfg" ]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 21d41d3..ba30931 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -77,16 +77,20 @@ install : $(EXE).blacklist $(EXE).whitelist $(EXE).interlink $(EXE).cfg
 	$(CPORLN) $(shell pwd)/$(EXE).cfg $(CFGDIR)/$(EXE).cfg
 	sed -e "s#XXX#$(CFGDIR)#" -e "s#YYY#$(EXE)#" systemd/mrefd.service > /etc/systemd/system/$(EXE).service
 	cp -f $(EXE) $(BINDIR)
+ifeq ($(DAEMON), true)
 	systemctl enable $(EXE).service
 	systemctl daemon-reload
 	systemctl start $(EXE)
+endif
 
 uninstall :
 	rm -f $(CFGDIR)/$(EXE).blacklist
 	rm -f $(CFGDIR)/$(EXE).whitelist
 	rm -f $(CFGDIR)/$(EXE).interlink
 	rm -f $(CFGDIR)/$(EXE).cfg
+ifeq ($(DAEMON), true)
 	systemctl stop $(EXE).service
 	systemctl disable $(EXE).service
 	rm -f /etc/systemd/system/$(EXE).service
 	systemctl daemon-reload
+endif
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d6c399f..6a80d0a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,6 +45,32 @@ The packages which are described in this document are designed to install server
 
 Below are instructions for building an mrefd reflector.
 
+### Running with Docker
+
+```bash
+# First, copy the configuration files to your working directory and edit them as you see fit according to the rest of the documentation
+cp config/mrefd.blacklist .
+cp config/mrefd.whitelist .
+cp config/mrefd.interlink .
+cp example.cfg mrefd.cfg
+# Note: in mrefd.cfg, a few edits are expected in order to run properly in the containerized environment:
+#   - IPv4ExtAddr _must be set_, as the automated way of fetching the external IP does not work when in a container
+#   - PidPath = /app/data/mrefd.pid
+#   - XmlPath = /app/data/mrefd.xml
+#   - WhitelistPath = /app/config/mrefd.whitelist
+#   - BlacklistPath = /app/config/mrefd.blacklist
+#   - InterlinkPath = /app/config/mrefd.interlink
+
+cp php-dash/include/config.inc.php.dist php-dash/include/config.inc.php
+# Edit the php-dash/include/config.inc.php file with your editor of choice
+# Note: $PageOptions['IPV4'] needs to be set to "mrefd-mrefd" thanks to docker magic
+# Note: PIDFile and XMLFile need to be set to /app/data/mrefd.pid and /app/data/mrefd.xml accordingly
+# Note: comment out the date_default_timezone_set line, since we're setting timezone via env vars instead
+cp .env.example .env
+# Edit the .env file as you need for your deployment
+docker compose up
+```
+
 ### After a clean installation of a Debian-based OS make sure to run update and upgrade
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32928e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+
+services:
+  mrefd:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Containerfile
+    image: mrefd:latest
+    container_name: mrefd
+    environment:
+      - TZ=${TZ:-America/Chicago}
+    volumes:
+      - "${CONFIG_PATH:-./mrefd.cfg}:/app/config/mrefd.cfg:ro"
+      - "${BLACKLIST_PATH:-./mrefd.blacklist}:/app/config/mrefd.blacklist:ro"
+      - "${WHITELIST_PATH:-./mrefd.whitelist}:/app/config/mrefd.whitelist:ro"
+      - "${INTERLINK_PATH:-./mrefd.interlink}:/app/config/mrefd.interlink:ro"
+      - mrefd_data:/app/data
+      # - "${DHT_PATH:-./mrefd.dht.bin}:/app/config/mrefd.dht.bin" # TODO: sort out how to initialize the dht bin as part of env setup before the contrainer loads; empty file results in errors
+    ports:
+      - ${HOST_M17_PORT:-17000}:${CONTAINER_M17_PORT:-17000}/udp
+      - ${HOST_DHT_PORT:-17171}:${CONTAINER_DHT_PORT:-17171}/udp
+
+    restart: unless-stopped
+  mrefd_dashboard:
+    build:
+      context: ./php-dash
+      dockerfile: Containerfile
+    image: mrefd-dash:latest
+    depends_on:
+      - mrefd
+    container_name: mrefd_dashboard
+    environment:
+      - TZ=${TZ:-America/Chicago}
+    volumes:
+      - "${DASH_CONFIG_PATH:-./php-dash/include/config.inc.php}:/var/www/html/php-dash/include/config.inc.php:ro"
+      - mrefd_data:/app/data
+    ports:
+      - ${HOST_DASHBOARD_PORT:-8080}:${CONTAINER_DASHBOARD_PORT:-80}
+    restart: unless-stopped
+volumes:
+  mrefd_data:
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/php-dash/Containerfile b/php-dash/Containerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56ed6f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/php-dash/Containerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+FROM php:8.2-apache
+
+COPY . /var/www/html
diff --git a/php-dash/include/functions.php b/php-dash/include/functions.php
index 332199d..763e589 100644
--- a/php-dash/include/functions.php
+++ b/php-dash/include/functions.php
@@ -40,9 +40,14 @@ function elapsedTime($time) {
 }
 
 function FormatSeconds($seconds) {
-  $seconds = abs($seconds); 
-  return sprintf("%d days %02d:%02d:%02d", $seconds/60/60/24,($seconds/60/60)%24,($seconds/60)%60,$seconds%60);
-} 
+  $seconds = abs($seconds);
+  return sprintf("%d days %02d:%02d:%02d", 
+    intval($seconds / 86400),        // days (86400 = 60*60*24)
+    intval($seconds / 3600) % 24,  // hours (3600 = 60*60)
+    intval($seconds / 60) % 60,    // minutes
+    $seconds % 60                    // seconds
+  );
+}
 
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