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 Congrats! You've build all the necessary things to continue playing around with the examples.
 
+##### Build and run in a Docker environment
+
+If you want to avoid installing anything on your host machine but you have Docker installed, it is possible to use it to build and run iceoryx applications.
+
+Please see the dedicated [README.md](tools/docker/README.md) for information on how to do this.
+
 ## Examples
 
 Great that you're still here, time for code! The following examples give you a quick and easy introduction into the inner
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+shell "/usr/bin/fish"
diff --git a/tools/docker/Dockerfile b/tools/docker/Dockerfile
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+# Copyright (c) 2019 by Cornel Izbasa. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+FROM ubuntu:bionic
+ARG REVISION
+ARG B_ICEORYX_BUILD
+ENV ICEORYX_BUILD=$B_ICEORYX_BUILD
+
+RUN apt update && apt install -y \
+        cmake \
+        libacl1-dev \
+        libncurses5-dev \
+        pkg-config \
+        screen \
+        fish \
+        git
+
+ADD . /iceoryx
+
+WORKDIR /iceoryx
+
+RUN ./tools/iceoryx_build_test.sh \
+    && cp ./tools/docker/.screenrc /root
diff --git a/tools/docker/README.md b/tools/docker/README.md
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+# Overview
+
+This directory contains files related to building and running [Eclipse iceoryx](https://github.com/eclipse/iceoryx) using [Docker](https://www.docker.com/).
+
+# Building the Docker image and running the container
+
+To create and run a Docker image with a built iceoryx library and examples from your current sources, from the top-level iceoryx repo, run: `./tools/docker/build_and_run.sh`. Or you can navigate to `./tools/docker` and then run `./build_and_run.sh`, per your preference.
+
+For the rest of this text, for brevity, we assume `./tools/docker` is the current directory.
+
+Expected output of `./build_and_run.sh` looks like:
+
+```
+Sending build context to Docker daemon  3.352MB
+Step 1/8 : FROM ubuntu:bionic
+ ---> 4c108a37151f
+Step 2/8 : ARG REVISION
+ ---> Using cache
+ ---> a398e6040568
+Step 3/8 : ARG B_ICEORYX_BUILD
+ ---> Using cache
+ ---> 6adec4590084
+Step 4/8 : ENV ICEORYX_BUILD=$B_ICEORYX_BUILD
+ ---> Using cache
+ ---> c0ff19e371ca
+Step 5/8 : RUN apt update && apt install -y         cmake         libacl1-dev         libncurses5-dev         pkg-config         screen         git
+ ---> Using cache
+ ---> 6c0d2d84c2f9
+Step 6/8 : ADD . /
+ ---> 65602097702b
+Step 7/8 : WORKDIR /iceoryx
+ ---> Running in 61ce7c4b3718
+Removing intermediate container 61ce7c4b3718
+ ---> 987569d9f854
+Step 8/8 : RUN ./tools/iceoryx_build_test.sh     && cp ./tools/docker/.screenrc /root
+ ---> Running in 28767c2c7c9f
+ [i] Create a new build directory and change the current working directory
+ [i] Current working directory:
+/iceoryx/build
+>>>>>> Start building iceoryx utils package <<<<<<
+-- The C compiler identification is GNU 7.4.0
+-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 7.4.0
+-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc
+...
+[100%] Linking CXX executable icedelivery/ice_receiver_simple
+[100%] Built target ice_receiver_simple
+>>>>>> finished building iceoryx examples <<<<<<
+Removing intermediate container 28767c2c7c9f
+ ---> ab28011a1a6b
+Successfully built ab28011a1a6b
+Successfully tagged iceoryx:master
+```
+
+After the Docker image is built and tagged, a corresponding container is launched, and you are dropped in a shell inside the `iceoryx` directory containing the library source and binaries.
+
+# Launching the RouDi daemon and example applications inside the container
+
+The next step is to launch the RouDi daemon to enable communication and run example communicating applications.
+
+## Using `docker exec`
+
+After using `./build_and_run.sh`, you can launch the RouDi daemon in the provided shell:
+
+```
+$ ./build_and_run.sh
+...
+root@03043f96ae10:/iceoryx# ./build/install/prefix/bin/RouDi 
+Reserving 95306080 bytes in the shared memory [/iceoryx_mgmt]
+[ Reserving shared memory successful ] 
+Reserving 595259200 bytes in the shared memory [/root]
+[ Reserving shared memory successful ] 
+```
+
+then, in a new terminal, issue `docker ps` to see running containers:
+
+```
+$ docker ps
+CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED              STATUS              PORTS               NAMES
+03043f96ae10        iceoryx:current     "/bin/bash"         About a minute ago   Up About a minute                       roudi
+```
+
+and start the sender application:
+
+```
+badc0ded@localhost:~$ docker exec -it roudi /bin/bash
+root@03043f96ae10:/iceoryx# ./build/iceoryx_examples/icedelivery/ice_sender
+Sending: 0
+Sending: 1
+Sending: 2
+Sending: 3
+```
+
+and in another terminal, start the receiver application:
+
+```
+$ docker exec -it roudi /bin/bash
+root@03043f96ae10:/iceoryx# ./build/iceoryx_examples/icedelivery/ice_receiver
+Not subscribed
+Receiving: 78
+Receiving: 79
+Receiving: 80
+Receiving: 81
+```
+
+## Using `screen` to launch RouDi and examples
+
+Another way of interacting with the daemon and examples is to use [screen](https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/) (also included in the Docker image) to start executables in different virtual screens that you attach to and detach from as your experiments may require.
+
+This may be a better option if you are working on a remote machine and don't want to have to open multiple connections to it in separate terminals and/or if you're comfortable with using `screen`.
+
+To prepare a virtual screen in which we'll launch the RouDi daemon, enter:
+
+```
+$ ./build_and_run.sh
+...
+root@03043f96ae10:/iceoryx# screen
+```
+
+and press `[Enter]`.
+
+Inside the virtual screen shell, you can then launch the RouDi daemon as follows:
+
+```
+root@3b93f0d3eda2:/iceoryx# ./build/install/prefix/bin/RouDi
+Reserving 95306080 bytes in the shared memory [/iceoryx_mgmt]
+[ Reserving shared memory successful ] 
+Reserving 595259200 bytes in the shared memory [/root]
+[ Reserving shared memory successful ]
+```
+
+and then press `[Ctrl]+A D` to detach from the virtual screen.
+
+You should a see a message like this:
+```
+[detached from 16.pts-0.3b93f0d3eda2]
+```
+
+To launch an example sender application, start a new virtual screen and run the corresponding binary:
+
+```
+root@3b93f0d3eda2:/iceoryx# screen
+#[Enter]
+root@3b93f0d3eda2:/iceoryx# ./build/iceoryx_examples/icedelivery/ice_sender
+Sending: 0
+Sending: 1
+Sending: 2
+Sending: 3
+Sending: 4
+...
+```
+
+As above, press `[Ctrl]+A D` to detach from this virtual screen.
+
+Then the receiver application can be started, again in a separate virtual screen:
+
+```
+root@3b93f0d3eda2:/iceoryx# screen
+#[Enter]
+root@3b93f0d3eda2:/iceoryx# ./build/iceoryx_examples/icedelivery/ice_receiver
+Not subscribed
+Receiving: 12
+Receiving: 13
+Receiving: 14
+Receiving: 15
+...
+```
+
+You can now detach from this virtual screen with `[Ctrl]+A D`, and, as an exercise, list all screens and return to the one with the sender.
+
+```
+root@d3e51ca29d56:/iceoryx# screen -r
+There are several suitable screens on:
+	66.pts-0.d3e51ca29d56	(12/06/19 08:55:00)	(Detached)
+	35.pts-0.d3e51ca29d56	(12/06/19 08:54:48)	(Detached)
+	17.pts-0.d3e51ca29d56	(12/06/19 08:53:57)	(Detached)
+Type "screen [-d] -r [pid.]tty.host" to resume one of them.
+```
+
+Try the following to return to the sender application (adjust the PID as per your exact `screen -r` output above):
+
+```
+screen -r 35
+```
+
+You should see again the virtual screen of the sender application:
+
+```
+Sending: 212
+Sending: 213
+Sending: 214
+Sending: 215
+Sending: 216
+...
+```
+
+You can stop the sender with `[Ctrl]+C`, and then detach from this screen with `[Ctrl]+A D`, and return to the receiver screen with (adjusting the PID as per your `screen -r` output above):
+
+```
+screen -r 66
+```
+
+and you should see current receiver output such as:
+
+```
+Not subscribed
+Not subscribed
+Not subscribed
+Not subscribed
+Not subscribed
+...
+```
+
+As an exercise, try return to the sender screen and relaunch the sender, then detach from the sender screen and attach to the receiver screen and see the output based on the new sender:
+
+```
+Receiving: 103
+Receiving: 104
+Receiving: 105
+Receiving: 106
+Receiving: 107
+...
+```
diff --git a/tools/docker/build_and_run.sh b/tools/docker/build_and_run.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Copyright (c) 2019 by Cornel Izbasa. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+REVISION="current"
+IMAGE_NAME="iceoryx:${REVISION}"
+CONTAINER_NAME=roudi
+ICEORYX_BUILD=/iceoryx/build
+DOCKERFILE_DIR="$(dirname "$(readlink -fm "$0")")"
+ICEORYX_SRC="$(dirname "$(dirname "${DOCKERFILE_DIR}")")"
+LAUNCH_FLAGS=(\
+	-it \
+	--rm \
+	--shm-size 700M \
+)
+
+cd "${ICEORYX_SRC}"
+docker build -f "${DOCKERFILE_DIR}/Dockerfile" --build-arg B_ICEORYX_BUILD="${ICEORYX_BUILD}" --build-arg REVISION="${REVISION}" . -t "${IMAGE_NAME}"
+docker run "${LAUNCH_FLAGS[@]}" --name="${CONTAINER_NAME}" "${IMAGE_NAME}"