diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3fa9d2c28cd4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+.dockerignore
+ .git
+ logs/
+ tmp/
+ node_modules/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e2efd01b11488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+FROM starefossen/ruby-node:2-8-stretch
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock yarn.lock ./
+
+RUN yarn install && yarn check --integrity
+
+ENV RAILS_ENV development
+
+ENV YARN_INTEGRITY_ENABLED "false"
+
+RUN bundle install --jobs 20 --retry 5
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["bundle", "exec"]
+
+CMD ["rails", "server", "-b", "0.0.0.0", "-p", "3000"]
diff --git a/Envfile b/Envfile
index cb5e47816d8b2..8c006be7614b4 100644
--- a/Envfile
+++ b/Envfile
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ variable :APP_PROTOCOL, :String, default: "http://"
 variable :DEVTO_USER_ID, :Integer, default: 1
 
 # Service timeout length
-variable :RACK_TIMEOUT_WAIT_TIMEOUT, :Integer, default: 100
-variable :RACK_TIMEOUT_SERVICE_TIMEOUT, :Integer, default: 100
+variable :RACK_TIMEOUT_WAIT_TIMEOUT, :Integer, default: 100000
+variable :RACK_TIMEOUT_SERVICE_TIMEOUT, :Integer, default: 100000
 
 # Production related config that can be ignored
 variable :DEPLOYMENT_SIGNATURE, :String, default: "Optional"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..97e82a017793d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.PHONY: run
+
+run:
+	docker-compose build && docker-compose run --rm web rails db:setup
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9b950f2afe690..b3ee6267bedf1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ This section provides a high-level requirement & quick start guide. For detailed
 - [Yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/): please refer to their [installation guide](https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/install).
 - [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org/) 9.4 or higher.
 
-### Installation
+### Standard Installation
 
 0.  Make sure all the prerequisites are installed.
 1.  Fork dev.to repository, ie. https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/fork
@@ -177,6 +177,18 @@ This section provides a high-level requirement & quick start guide. For detailed
 
 [View Full Installation Documentation](https://docs.dev.to/installation/)
 
+### Docker Installation (BETA)
+
+Our docker implementation is incomplete and may not work smoothly. Please kindly report any issues and any contribution is welcomed!
+
+1. Install `docker` and `docker-compose`
+1. `git clone git@github.com:thepracticaldev/dev.to.git`
+1. Set environment variables above as described in the "Basic Installation"
+1. run `docker-compose build`
+1. run `docker-compose run web rails db:setup`
+1. run `docker-compose up`
+1. That's it! Navigate to `localhost:3000`
+
 #### Starting the application
 
 We're mostly a Rails app, with a bit of Webpack sprinkled in. **For most cases, simply running `bin/rails server` will do.** If you're working with Webpack though, you'll need to run the following:
diff --git a/config/database.yml b/config/database.yml
index 325afe2eb89d6..9604220e86ab2 100644
--- a/config/database.yml
+++ b/config/database.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ default: &default
   checkout_timeout: 2
   variables:
       statement_timeout: <%= ENV['STATEMENT_TIMEOUT'] || 2500 %>
-      
 development:
   <<: *default
+  url: <%= ENV.fetch('DATABASE_URL', '') %>
   database: PracticalDeveloper_development
 
   # The specified database role being used to connect to postgres.
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ development:
 test:
   <<: *default
   host: localhost
+  url: <%= ENV.fetch('DATABASE_URL', '') %>
   database: PracticalDeveloper_test<%= ENV['TEST_ENV_NUMBER'] %>
 
 # As with config/secrets.yml, you never want to store sensitive information,
diff --git a/config/environments/development.rb b/config/environments/development.rb
index ff001e99d34b6..becaf3f0c6fe7 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 # rubocop:disable Metrics/BlockLength
+#
+def yarn_integrity_enabled?
+  ENV.fetch("YARN_INTEGRITY_ENABLED", "true") == "true"
+end
 
 Rails.application.configure do
   # Verifies that versions and hashed value of the package contents in the project's package.json
-  config.webpacker.check_yarn_integrity = true
+  config.webpacker.check_yarn_integrity = yarn_integrity_enabled?
 
   # Replace with a lambda or method name defined in ApplicationController
   # to implement access control for the Flipflop dashboard.
diff --git a/config/initializers/timeout.rb b/config/initializers/timeout.rb
index c698447018dc8..076288f36d16d 100644
--- a/config/initializers/timeout.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/timeout.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 if Rails.env.development? && ENV["RACK_TIMEOUT_WAIT_TIMEOUT"].nil?
-  ENV["RACK_TIMEOUT_WAIT_TIMEOUT"] = "100"
-  ENV["RACK_TIMEOUT_SERVICE_TIMEOUT"] = "100"
+  ENV["RACK_TIMEOUT_WAIT_TIMEOUT"] = "100000"
+  ENV["RACK_TIMEOUT_SERVICE_TIMEOUT"] = "100000"
 end
 
 Rack::Timeout.unregister_state_change_observer(:logger) if Rails.env.development?
diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index 1e4e4e57a4892..84d70866a4b4f 100644
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   user = User.create!(
     name: name = Faker::Name.unique.name,
     summary: Faker::Lorem.paragraph_by_chars(199, false),
-    remote_profile_image_url: Faker::Avatar.image(nil, "300x300", "png", "set2", "bg2"),
+    profile_image: File.open("#{Rails.root}/app/assets/images/#{rand(1..40)}.png"),
     website_url: Faker::Internet.url,
     twitter_username: Faker::Internet.username(name),
     email_comment_notifications: false,
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..96befe1fbf506
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+version: "3"
+services:
+  web: &rails_base
+    build:
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+      context: .
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+    environment:
+      RAILS_ENV: development
+      DATABASE_URL: postgres://postgres:mysecretpassword@db:5432/postgres
+      YARN_INTEGRITY_ENABLED: "false"
+    volumes:
+      - .:/usr/src/app
+    command: bundle exec rails server -b 0.0.0.0 -p 3000
+  jobs:
+    ports: []
+    <<: *rails_base
+    command: rails jobs:work
+  webpacker:
+    ports: []
+    <<: *rails_base
+    command: ./bin/webpack-dev-server
+  db:
+    image: postgres
+    ports:
+    - "5432:5432"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1808f837ba9a2..43e0e697ec83a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -91,5 +91,10 @@
     "prop-types": "^15.6.2",
     "pusher-js": "^4.3.1",
     "twilio-video": "^1.14.0"
+  },
+  "husky": {
+    "hooks": {
+      "pre-commit": "lint-staged"
+    }
   }
 }