diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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index 0000000000..10813e37c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+.git
+**/project.lock.json
+
+**/Obj/
+**/obj/
+**/bin/
+**/Bin/
+.vs/
+*.xap
+*.user
+/TestResults
+*.vspscc
+*.vssscc
+*.suo
+*.cache
+*.docstates
+_ReSharper.*
+*.csproj.user
+*[Rr]e[Ss]harper.user
+_ReSharper.*/
+packages/*
+artifacts/*
+msbuild.log
+PublishProfiles/
+*.psess
+*.vsp
+*.pidb
+*.userprefs
+*DS_Store
+*.ncrunchsolution
+*.log
+*.vspx
+/.symbols
+nuget.exe
+build/
+*net45.csproj
+*k10.csproj
+App_Data/
+bower_components
+node_modules
+*.sln.ide
+*.ng.ts
+*.sln.ide
+project.lock.json
+.build/
+.testpublish/
+launchSettings.json
diff --git a/Dockerfile.windows b/Dockerfile.windows
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+++ b/Dockerfile.windows
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+FROM microsoft/dotnet-nightly:1.1-sdk-projectjson-nanoserver
+
+SHELL ["powershell", "-Command", "$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'; $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue';"]
+
+RUN New-Item -Path \MusicStore\samples\MusicStore.Standalone -Type Directory
+WORKDIR MusicStore
+
+ADD samples/MusicStore.Standalone/project.json samples/MusicStore.Standalone/project.json
+ADD NuGet.config .
+RUN dotnet restore .\samples\MusicStore.Standalone
+
+ADD samples samples
+RUN dotnet build .\samples\MusicStore.Standalone
+
+EXPOSE 5000
+ENV ASPNETCORE_URLS http://0.0.0.0:5000
+CMD dotnet run -p .\samples\MusicStore.Standalone
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5ed228891f..6aff27a49b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ This project is part of ASP.NET Core. You can find samples, documentation and ge
 * **[CustomHost]:**
 	6. Run `dnx . run` (This hosts the app in a console application - Application started at URL **http://localhost:5003/**).
 
+## Run on Docker Windows Containers
+
+ * [Install Docker for Windows](https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/) or [setup up Docker Windows containers](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/windowscontainers/containers_welcome)
+ * `docker-compose -f .\docker-compose.windows.yml build`
+ * `docker-compose -f .\docker-compose.windows.yml up`
+ * Access MusicStore on either the Windows VM IP or (if container is running locally) on the container IP: `docker inspect -f "{{ .NetworkSettings.Networks.nat.IPAddress }}" musicstore_web_1`
+
 ## To run the sample on Mac/Mono:
 * Follow the instructions at the [Home](https://github.com/aspnet/Home) repository to install Mono and DNVM on Mac OS X.
 * Open a command prompt and execute `cd samples/MusicStore.Standalone`.
diff --git a/docker-compose.windows.yml b/docker-compose.windows.yml
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index 0000000000..7d7e74c8fb
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+++ b/docker-compose.windows.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+version: '3'
+services:
+  db:
+    image: microsoft/mssql-server-windows-express
+    environment:
+      sa_password: "Password1"
+      ACCEPT_EULA: "Y"
+    ports:
+      - "1433:1433" # REMARK: This is currently required, needs investigation
+
+  web:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.windows
+    environment:
+      - "Data:DefaultConnection:ConnectionString=Server=db,1433;Database=MusicStore;User Id=sa;Password=Password1;MultipleActiveResultSets=True"
+    depends_on:
+      - "db"
+    ports:
+      - "5000:5000"
+
+networks:
+  default:
+    external:
+      name: nat