A minimal configuration to set up a docker with SSH access How to Use: Install docker: For Ubuntu 16.04: apt-get install docker.io For others: check the official documentation Install docker-compose: curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.8.0/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` > /usr/local/bin/docker-compose chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose ln -s /usr/local/bin/docker-compose /usr/bin/docker-compose Modify SSH password in Dockerfile Run docker instance: docker-compose up -d Log into server: ssh root@localhost -p 2022