diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34533da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+.git/
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.wvd
+cookies.txt
+*.egg-info/
+dist/
+build/
+.venv/
+venv/
+.env
+.claude/
+Apple Music/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd2348f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+FROM python:3.11-slim AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /build
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --user gamdl
+
+# Build Bento4 from source
+FROM python:3.11-slim AS bento4-builder
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    git \
+    cmake \
+    make \
+    g++ \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+RUN git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4.git /tmp/bento4 && \
+    cd /tmp/bento4 && \
+    mkdir build && cd build && \
+    cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release .. && \
+    make mp4decrypt && \
+    cp mp4decrypt /usr/local/bin/
+
+# Build GPAC (MP4Box) from source
+FROM python:3.11-slim AS gpac-builder
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    git \
+    build-essential \
+    pkg-config \
+    zlib1g-dev \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+RUN git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/gpac/gpac.git /tmp/gpac && \
+    cd /tmp/gpac && \
+    ./configure --static-bin && \
+    make -j$(nproc) && \
+    cp bin/gcc/MP4Box /usr/local/bin/
+
+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+# Install FFmpeg, libicu (for N_m3u8DL-RE), and other dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    ffmpeg \
+    curl \
+    ca-certificates \
+    libicu76 \
+    jq \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy mp4decrypt from builder
+COPY --from=bento4-builder /usr/local/bin/mp4decrypt /usr/local/bin/
+
+# Copy MP4Box from builder
+COPY --from=gpac-builder /usr/local/bin/MP4Box /usr/local/bin/
+
+# Download N_m3u8DL-RE - architecture aware, fetches latest release
+RUN ARCH=$(dpkg --print-architecture) && \
+    if [ "$ARCH" = "amd64" ]; then \
+        N_M3U8_ARCH="linux-x64"; \
+    elif [ "$ARCH" = "arm64" ]; then \
+        N_M3U8_ARCH="linux-arm64"; \
+    else \
+        echo "Unsupported architecture: $ARCH" && exit 1; \
+    fi && \
+    DOWNLOAD_URL=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/nilaoda/N_m3u8DL-RE/releases/latest | jq -r ".assets[] | select(.name | contains(\"${N_M3U8_ARCH}\") and (contains(\"musl\") | not)) | .browser_download_url") && \
+    curl -L "$DOWNLOAD_URL" -o /tmp/nm3u8.tar.gz && \
+    tar -xzf /tmp/nm3u8.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin/ && \
+    chmod +x /usr/local/bin/N_m3u8DL-RE && \
+    rm /tmp/nm3u8.tar.gz
+
+# Copy Python packages from builder
+COPY --from=builder /root/.local /root/.local
+ENV PATH=/root/.local/bin:$PATH
+
+WORKDIR /app
+ENTRYPOINT ["gamdl"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1668f31..fed6a6b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,6 +50,50 @@ pip install gamdl
 1. Place your cookies file in the working directory as `cookies.txt`, or
 2. Specify the path using `--cookies-path` or in the config file
 
+## 🐳 Docker
+
+Run gamdl via Docker with all external binaries pre-installed (FFmpeg, mp4decrypt, MP4Box, N_m3u8DL-RE).
+
+**Build the image:**
+
+```bash
+docker build -t gamdl .
+```
+
+**Basic usage:**
+
+```bash
+docker run --rm \
+  -v /path/to/cookies.txt:/app/cookies.txt:ro \
+  -v /path/to/output:/app/music \
+  gamdl --cookies-path /app/cookies.txt --output-path /app/music "https://music.apple.com/..."
+```
+
+**With config persistence:**
+
+```bash
+docker run --rm \
+  -v /path/to/cookies.txt:/app/cookies.txt:ro \
+  -v /path/to/output:/app/music \
+  -v /path/to/config:/root/.gamdl \
+  gamdl --cookies-path /app/cookies.txt --output-path /app/music "https://music.apple.com/..."
+```
+
+**Using N_m3u8DL-RE downloader:**
+
+```bash
+docker run --rm \
+  -v ./cookies.txt:/app/cookies.txt:ro \
+  -v ./music:/app/music \
+  gamdl --cookies-path /app/cookies.txt --output-path /app/music --download-mode nm3u8dlre "https://music.apple.com/..."
+```
+
+| Volume Mount | Purpose | Mode |
+|--------------|---------|------|
+| `/app/cookies.txt` | Apple Music cookies | read-only |
+| `/app/music` | Download output | read-write |
+| `/root/.gamdl` | Config persistence (optional) | read-write |
+
 ## 🚀 Usage
 
 ```bash