diff --git a/dist/docker/.env b/dist/docker/.env
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index 000000000..27246a6b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/docker/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# refer to Readme.md for an explanation of the variables
+
+QBT_EULA=
+QBT_VERSION=devel
+QBT_WEBUI_PORT=8080
+
+QBT_CONFIG_PATH=<your_path>/config
+QBT_DOWNLOADS_PATH=<your_path>/downloads
diff --git a/dist/docker/Readme.md b/dist/docker/Readme.md
index df7e57397..4d19295dd 100644
--- a/dist/docker/Readme.md
+++ b/dist/docker/Readme.md
@@ -4,70 +4,92 @@ This Dockerfile allows you to build a docker image containing qBittorrent-nox
 
 ## Prerequisities
 
-In order to build/run this image you'll need docker installed: https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/
+In order to build/run this image you'll need `docker` installed: https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/
+
+It is also recommended to install `docker-compose` as it can significantly ease the process: https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/
 
 ## Building docker image
 
-In this docker folder run:
-```shell
-export \
-  QBT_VERSION=devel
-docker build \
-  --build-arg QBT_VERSION \
-  -t qbittorrent-nox:"$QBT_VERSION" \
-  .
-```
+* If you are using docker (not docker-compose) then run the following commands in this folder:
+  ```shell
+  export \
+    QBT_VERSION=devel
+  docker build \
+    --build-arg QBT_VERSION \
+    -t qbittorrent-nox:"$QBT_VERSION" \
+    .
+  ```
+
+* If you are using docker-compose then you should edit `.env` file first.
+  You can find an explaination of the variables in the following [Parameters](#parameters) section. \
+  Then run the following commands in this folder:
+  ```shell
+  docker compose build \
+    --build-arg QBT_VERSION
+  ```
 
 ### Parameters
 
-* `QBT_VERSION`
+#### Environment variables
+
+* `QBT_EULA` \
+  This environment variable defines whether you accept the end-user license agreement (EULA) of qBittorrent. \
+  **Put `accept` only if you understand and accepted the EULA.** You can find
+  the EULA [here](https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/blob/56667e717b82c79433ecb8a5ff6cc2d7b315d773/src/app/main.cpp#L320-L323).
+* `QBT_VERSION` \
   This environment variable specifies the version of qBittorrent-nox to be built. \
   For example, `4.4.0` is a valid entry. You can find all tagged versions [here](https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/tags). \
   Or you can put `devel` to build the latest development version.
+* `QBT_WEBUI_PORT` \
+  This environment variable sets the port number which qBittorrent WebUI will be binded to.
+
+#### Volumes
+
+There are some paths involved:
+* `<your_path>/config` on your host machine will contain qBittorrent configurations
+* `<your_path>/downloads` on your host machine will contain the files downloaded by qBittorrent
 
-## Running docker image
+## Running container
 
-* To start the the docker image simply run:
+* Using docker (not docker-compose), simply run:
   ```shell
   export \
-    QBT_VERSION=devel \
     QBT_EULA=accept \
-    QBT_WEBUI_PORT=8080
+    QBT_VERSION=devel \
+    QBT_WEBUI_PORT=8080 \
+    QBT_CONFIG_PATH="/tmp/bbb/config"
+    QBT_DOWNLOADS_PATH="/tmp/bbb/downloads"
   docker run \
-    -it \
+    -t \
     --read-only \
     --rm \
     --tmpfs /tmp \
     --name qbittorrent-nox \
     -e QBT_EULA \
     -e QBT_WEBUI_PORT \
-    -p "$QBT_WEBUI_PORT":"$QBT_WEBUI_PORT" \
+    -p "$QBT_WEBUI_PORT":"$QBT_WEBUI_PORT"/tcp \
     -p 6881:6881/tcp \
     -p 6881:6881/udp \
-    -v <your_path>/config:/config \
-    -v <your_path>/downloads:/downloads \
+    -v "$QBT_CONFIG_PATH":/config \
+    -v "$QBT_DOWNLOADS_PATH":/downloads \
     qbittorrent-nox:"$QBT_VERSION"
   ```
-  Then you can login at: `http://127.0.0.1:8080`
 
-* To stop the container:
+* Using docker-compose:
   ```shell
-  docker stop -t 1800 qbittorrent-nox
+  docker compose up
   ```
 
-### Parameters
+Then you can login at: `http://127.0.0.1:8080`
 
-* `QBT_VERSION` \
-  The same as [above](#variables).
-* `QBT_EULA` \
-  This environment variable defines whether you accept the end-user license agreement (EULA) of qBittorrent. \
-  Put `accept` only if you understand and accepted the EULA. You can find
-  the EULA [here](https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/blob/56667e717b82c79433ecb8a5ff6cc2d7b315d773/src/app/main.cpp#L320-L323).
-* `QBT_WEBUI_PORT` \
-  This environment variable sets the port number which qBittorrent WebUI will be binded to.
+## Stopping container
 
-### Volumes
+* Using docker (not docker-compose):
+  ```shell
+  docker stop -t 1800 qbittorrent-nox
+  ```
 
-There are some paths involved:
-* `<your_path>/config` on your host machine will contain qBittorrent configurations
-* `<your_path>/downloads` on your host machine will contain the files downloaded by qBittorrent
+* Using docker-compose:
+  ```shell
+  docker compose down
+  ```
diff --git a/dist/docker/docker-compose.yml b/dist/docker/docker-compose.yml
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@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+version: "3.9"
+
+services:
+  qbittorrent-nox:
+    build: .
+    container_name: qbittorrent-nox
+    environment:
+      - QBT_EULA=${QBT_EULA}
+      - QBT_VERSION=${QBT_VERSION}
+      - QBT_WEBUI_PORT=${QBT_WEBUI_PORT}
+    image: qbittorrent-nox:${QBT_VERSION}
+    ports:
+      # for bittorrent traffic
+      - 6881:6881/tcp
+      - 6881:6881/udp
+      # for WebUI
+      - ${QBT_WEBUI_PORT}:${QBT_WEBUI_PORT}/tcp
+    read_only: true
+    stop_grace_period: 30m
+    tmpfs:
+      - /tmp
+    tty: true
+    volumes:
+      - ${QBT_CONFIG_PATH}:/config
+      - ${QBT_DOWNLOADS_PATH}:/downloads