diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -105,3 +105,22 @@ curl --include --header "Content-Type: application/json" --header "X-Api-Key: ${
 ```shell
 curl --include --header "X-Api-Key: ${SAMPLE_APIKEY}" --request DELETE http://localhost:3000/api/assets/asset7
 ```
+## Steps to run the application using docker:
+
+Move to directory fabric-rest-sample/asset-transfer-basic/rest-api-typescript
+
+### Build docker image 
+    docker build -t fabricapp .
+
+### Generate .env file 
+    TEST_NETWORK_HOME=$HOME/fabric-samples/test-network ./scripts/generateEnv.sh 
+
+    Note: Connection profile need to use the peer container’s hostname instead of localhost. 
+    
+### Run docker containers 
+    docker-compose up -d 
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/asset-transfer-basic/rest-api-typescript/.dockerignore b/asset-transfer-basic/rest-api-typescript/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f3089df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asset-transfer-basic/rest-api-typescript/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+node_modules
+npm-debug.log
+Dockerfile
+.gitignore
diff --git a/asset-transfer-basic/rest-api-typescript/Dockerfile b/asset-transfer-basic/rest-api-typescript/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ebc77bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asset-transfer-basic/rest-api-typescript/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+FROM node:14-alpine3.12
+RUN apk add dumb-init
+WORKDIR /fabric_app/
+
+COPY --chown=node:node . /fabric_app/
+
+RUN npm ci 
+
+RUN npm run build
+
+EXPOSE 3000  
+
+USER node
+CMD dumb-init npm run start:dev
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/asset-transfer-basic/rest-api-typescript/docker-compose.yaml b/asset-transfer-basic/rest-api-typescript/docker-compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a2c7b93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asset-transfer-basic/rest-api-typescript/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+version: '3'
+# Replace network name with the fabric test-network name 
+services:
+  redis: 
+    image: 'redis'
+    ports:
+      - 6379:6379
+    networks:
+      - net_test
+  
+  nodeapp:
+    image: 'fabricapp'   
+    ports:
+        - 3000:3000
+    env_file:
+        - ./.env
+    environment:
+        - REDIS_HOST=redis
+        - AS_LOCAL_HOST=false
+    networks:
+        - net_test
+
+
+networks:
+  net_test:
+    external: true