diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 229e98c..656557b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -418,4 +418,5 @@ tags
 [._]*.un~
 .vscode
 .github
-generated_samples/
\ No newline at end of file
+generated_samples/
+huggingface
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89dbf52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Use the PyTorch base image
+FROM pytorch/pytorch:latest
+
+# Set the working directory inside the container
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the current directory into the container
+COPY . /app
+
+# Install necessary Python packages
+RUN pip install -e . && \
+    pip install fastapi python-multipart uvicorn
+
+# Set the entrypoint for the container to launch your FastAPI app
+CMD ["python", "demo/fastapi_app.py"]
+