diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00a7d0715
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+FROM ubuntu:22.04
+
+ENV UID=1000
+ENV GID=1000
+ENV USER=ubuntu
+
+WORKDIR /tmp
+COPY requirements.txt .
+
+SHELL ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
+
+RUN apt-get clean \
+    && apt-get update \
+    && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y \
+    build-essential \
+    clang-format cmake gcc-11 g++-11 gdb \
+    git \
+    lcov \
+    libfmt-dev \
+    libpython3-dev \
+    libspdlog-dev \
+    locales \
+    ninja-build \
+    packaging-dev \
+    python3-pip \
+    python3-venv \
+    ruby \
+    software-properties-common \
+    tmux \
+    uncrustify \
+    && pip3 install -r requirements.txt \
+    && wget --progress=dot:giga https://github.com/danmar/cppcheck/archive/2.6.tar.gz \
+    && tar xvzf 2.6.tar.gz \
+    && mkdir cppcheck-2.6/build \
+    && cd cppcheck-2.6/build \
+    && cmake .. -GNinja \
+    && ninja \
+    && ninja install \
+    && groupadd $USER -g $GID \
+    && adduser $USER --gid $UID --uid 1000 \
+    && apt-get clean \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
+    && locale-gen en_US.UTF-8 \
+    && echo "${USER} ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" >> /etc/sudoers
+
+
+USER $USER
+
+RUN wget -qO - https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- --no-modify-path -y
+
+ENV PATH="/home/${USER}/.cargo/bin:${PATH}"
+
+RUN rustup component add rustfmt clippy
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ab28fd703..c6fb658e9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ git submodule update --checkout --init --recursive test/unit-test/CMock
 
 ### Platform Prerequisites
 
+- Docker
+
+or the following:
 - For running unit tests
     - **C90 compiler** like gcc
     - **CMake 3.13.0 or later**
@@ -99,6 +102,10 @@ git submodule update --checkout --init --recursive test/unit-test/CMock
 
 ### Steps to build **Unit Tests**
 
+1. If using docker, launch the container:
+    1. `docker build -t coremqtt .`
+    1. `docker run -it -v "$PWD":/workspaces/coreMQTT -w /workspaces/coreMQTT coremqtt`
+
 1. Go to the root directory of this repository. (Make sure that the **CMock** submodule is cloned as described [above](#checkout-cmock-submodule))
 
 1. Run the *cmake* command: `cmake -S test -B build`
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f354a8eff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+black
+check-manifest
+cookiecutter
+flake8
+mypy
+nox
+pre-commit
+pybind11
+pylint
+pytest
+pyyaml
+setuptools
+setuptools-rust