diff --git a/build/docker/alpine.Dockerfile b/build/docker/alpine.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..07f85caee5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/docker/alpine.Dockerfile
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+FROM microsoft/dotnet:2.1-runtime-deps-alpine
+WORKDIR /code/build
+
+RUN apk add --no-cache \
+        bash \
+        wget \
+        git \
+        jq \
+        curl \
+        icu-libs \
+        openssl
+
+# Disable the invariant mode (set in base image)
+ENV DOTNET_SYSTEM_GLOBALIZATION_INVARIANT false
+ENV LC_ALL en_US.UTF-8
+ENV LANG en_US.UTF-8
+
+# Skip package initilization
+ENV DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE=1
+
+# Workarounds https://github.com/dotnet/cli/issues/8738
+ENV DOTNET_INSTALL_SKIP_PREREQS=1
+ENV KOREBUILD_SKIP_RUNTIME_INSTALL=1
+
+COPY global.json /tmp/global.json
+RUN DOTNET_SDK_VERSION="$(jq -r '.sdk.version' /tmp/global.json)" \
+    && echo "Installing SDK ${DOTNET_SDK_VERSION}" \
+    && curl -fsSL -o /tmp/dotnet.tar.gz https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/Sdk/$DOTNET_SDK_VERSION/dotnet-sdk-$DOTNET_SDK_VERSION-alpine.3.6-x64.tar.gz \
+    && mkdir -p /usr/share/dotnet \
+    && tar xzf /tmp/dotnet.tar.gz -C /usr/share/dotnet \
+    && ln -s /usr/share/dotnet/dotnet /usr/bin/dotnet
+
+ENTRYPOINT [ './build.sh', '/p:IsAlpineSupported=true' ]
diff --git a/dockerbuild.sh b/dockerbuild.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockerbuild.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+#
+# variables
+#
+
+RESET="\033[0m"
+RED="\033[0;31m"
+YELLOW="\033[0;33m"
+MAGENTA="\033[0;95m"
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+build_args=()
+docker_args=()
+
+#
+# Functions
+#
+__usage() {
+    echo "Usage: $(basename "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}") <image> [options] [[--] <Arguments>...]"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Arguments:"
+    echo "    image                      The docker image to use."
+    echo "    <Arguments>...             Arguments passed to the command. Variable number of arguments allowed."
+    echo ""
+    echo "Options:"
+    echo "    -v, --volume <VOLUME>      An additional volume mount to add to the build container"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Description:"
+    echo "    This will run build.sh inside the dockerfile as defined in build/docker/\$image.Dockerfile."
+
+    if [[ "${1:-}" != '--no-exit' ]]; then
+        exit 2
+    fi
+}
+
+
+__error() {
+    echo -e "${RED}error: $*${RESET}" 1>&2
+}
+
+__warn() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}warning: $*${RESET}"
+}
+
+__machine_has() {
+    hash "$1" > /dev/null 2>&1
+    return $?
+}
+
+#
+# main
+#
+
+image="${1:-}"
+shift || True
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case $1 in
+        -\?|-h|--help)
+            __usage --no-exit
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        -v|--volume)
+            shift
+            volume_spec="${1:-}"
+            [ -z "$volume_spec" ] && __error "Missing value for parameter --volume" && __usage
+            docker_args[${#docker_args[*]}]="--volume"
+            docker_args[${#docker_args[*]}]="$volume_spec"
+            ;;
+        *)
+            build_args[${#build_args[*]}]="$1"
+            ;;
+    esac
+    shift
+done
+
+if [ -z "$image" ]; then
+    __usage --no-exit
+    __error 'Missing required argument: image'
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! __machine_has docker; then
+    __error 'Missing required command: docker'
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+dockerfile="$DIR/build/docker/$image.Dockerfile"
+tagname="universe-build-$image"
+
+# Workaround for https://github.com/dotnet/cli/issues/8738 and https://github.com/Microsoft/msbuild/issues/3066
+# Run noop target because we need to generate the global.json file so we can install the matching
+# .NET Core SDK inside the Docker container.
+"$DIR/build.sh" /t:Noop
+cp "$DIR/global.json" "$(dirname "$dockerfile")"
+#endworkaround
+
+docker build "$(dirname "$dockerfile")" -f "$dockerfile" --tag $tagname
+
+docker run \
+    --rm -it \
+    -e CI \
+    -e DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT \
+    -e Configuration \
+    -v "$DIR:/code/build" \
+    ${docker_args[@]+"${docker_args[@]}"} \
+    $tagname \
+    ${build_args[@]+"${build_args[@]}"}