diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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index 00000000..5d1dfefe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+language: node_js
+node_js:
+  - "8.3"
+
+sudo: required
+services:
+  - docker
+before_install:
+  -docker pull node:8-onbuild
+
+install:
+  -docker build -t probot-hello
+
+script:
+  -docker run --rm probot-hello npm run test
+  -docker run --rm probot-hello npm run lint
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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index 00000000..d8ead0f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# https://hub.docker.com/_/node/
+FROM node:8-onbuild
+
+# use debug to troubleshoot
+ENV LOG_LEVEL=error
+# Required env settings determined by GitHub App
+ENV APP_ID=1234
+ENV WEBHOOK_SECRET=development
+ENV WEBHOOK_PROXY_URL=https://localhost:3000/
+ENV PRIVATE_KEY="someprivatestring"
+
+# see https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/blob/e3ec2111af089e31321e76641697e154b3b6a6c3/docs/BestPractices.md#global-npm-dependencies
+ENV NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX=/home/node/.npm-global
+ENV PATH=$PATH:/home/node/.npm-global/bin
+
+# Lets install our app into /home/node
+COPY . /home/node/probot-hello
+RUN chown -R node:node /home/node/probot-hello
+
+# setup our app
+# non-root user  https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/blob/e3ec2111af089e31321e76641697e154b3b6a6c3/docs/BestPractices.md#non-root-user
+USER node
+
+WORKDIR /home/node/probot-hello
+RUN npm install
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6d09713e..208c995d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ npm install
 npm start
 ```
 
+There are some useful hacking commands [here](/docs/HACKING.md).
+
 ## Contributing
 
 If you have suggestions for how probot-hello could be improved, or want to report a bug, open an issue! We'd love all and any contributions.
diff --git a/docs/HACKING.md b/docs/HACKING.md
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index 00000000..ff2e5521
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/HACKING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# Build locally
+`docker build -t probot-hello .`
+
+# Test the project
+`docker run -it --rm probot-hello npm run test`
+
+# Test out running locally
+
+This starts things up locally without connecting to a GitHub App.
+
+```
+docker run  -it --rm \
+            -e NODE_ENV=dev \
+            -e APP_ID=aaa \
+            -e WEBHOOK_SECRET=bbb \
+            -e PRIVATE_KEY=$(echo abcd|base64) \
+            -p 3000:3000 probot-hello npm start
+```
+
+Try opening a browser to http://localhost:3000 to see the probot web start.
+
+# Develop locally
+
+Changes to your source code get reflected in the container and node restarts
+our app with the latest changes.
+
+```
+docker run  -it --rm \
+            -e APP_ID=abc \
+            -e PRIVATE_KEY=none \
+            -w /home/node/probot-hello-dev \
+            -v "$(pwd)":/home/node/probot-hello-dev \
+            -p 3000:3000 probot-hello \
+            bash -c 'npm install && npm run dev'
+```
+
+# Lint Test
+`docker run -it --rm probot-hello npm run lint`
+
+# Show Coverage Report
+`docker run -it --rm probot-hello npm run coverage`
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index edb7d904..e0505857 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@
     "start": "probot run ./index.js",
     "lint": "standard --fix",
     "test": "jest && standard",
+    "coverage": "jest --coverage",
     "test:watch": "jest --watch --notify --notifyMode=change --coverage"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "probot": "^7.0.0"
+    "dev": "^0.1.3",
+    "probot": "^7.0.0",
+    "run": "^1.4.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "jsdom": "11.11.0",