diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4efaf825..1e072576 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -222,6 +222,10 @@ pcommandbatch_speed_test: env
 
 # Prebuilt binaries for various platforms.
 
+docker-linux-x86-64-server-release-build:
+	$(PCOMMAND) build_docker
+
+
 # WSL is Linux but running under Windows, so it can target either. By default
 # we want these top level targets (prefab-gui-debug, etc.) to yield native
 # Windows builds from WSL, but this env var can be set to override that.
diff --git a/src/assets/docker/Dockerfile b/src/assets/docker/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..63723690
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/assets/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+FROM ubuntu:24.04
+
+ENV LANG en_US.utf8
+ENV LANGUAGE=en_US
+ARG BOMBSQUAD_VERSION=N/A
+
+ARG SOURCE_DIR=.
+
+RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+    apt-get update -y && \
+    apt-get install -y \
+        python3.12-dev \
+        libsdl2-dev \
+        libvorbisfile3 \
+        freeglut3-dev \
+        libopenal-dev
+
+# Clean up
+RUN apt-get clean && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/*
+
+WORKDIR ${SOURCE_DIR}
+
+COPY ${SOURCE_DIR} ./
+
+LABEL bombsquad_version=$BOMBSQUAD_VERSION
+
+CMD [ "./ballisticakit_server" ]
+
+# this does not port forward locally
+# its just a hint for user which port to forward
+EXPOSE 43210/udp
diff --git a/tools/batools/build.py b/tools/batools/build.py
index bb0bf65c..a8e6a70d 100644
--- a/tools/batools/build.py
+++ b/tools/batools/build.py
@@ -644,3 +644,20 @@ def cmake_prep_dir(dirname: str, verbose: bool = False) -> None:
     else:
         if verbose:
             print(f'{Clr.BLD}{title}:{Clr.RST} Keeping existing build dir.')
+
+def _docker_build(image_name,
+                  dockerfile_dir,
+                  bombsquad_version,
+                  source_dir) -> None:
+    
+    build_cmd = ['docker','image','build',
+                 '-t',image_name,
+                 dockerfile_dir, 
+                 '--build-arg', f'BOMBSQUAD_VERSION={bombsquad_version}',
+                 '--build-arg', f'SOURCE_DIR={source_dir}']
+    
+    subprocess.run(build_cmd,check=True)
+    
+# add option to toggle between prefab and cmake
+def docker_build() -> None:
+    _docker_build('bsquad','src/assets/docker/','1.7.69','build/prefab/full/linux_x86_64_server/release')
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diff --git a/tools/batools/pcommandmain.py b/tools/batools/pcommandmain.py
index b0790e27..581af8d8 100644
--- a/tools/batools/pcommandmain.py
+++ b/tools/batools/pcommandmain.py
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ from batools.pcommands import (
     ensure_prefab_platform,
     prefab_run_var,
     prefab_binary_path,
+    build_docker,
     make_prefab,
     lazybuild,
     efro_gradle,
diff --git a/tools/batools/pcommands.py b/tools/batools/pcommands.py
index 6bc07aac..cad1fa63 100644
--- a/tools/batools/pcommands.py
+++ b/tools/batools/pcommands.py
@@ -666,6 +666,12 @@ def prefab_binary_path() -> None:
         end='',
     )
 
+def build_docker() -> None:
+    pass
+    import subprocess
+    import batools.build
+    batools.build.docker_build()
+    
 
 def make_prefab() -> None:
     """Run prefab builds for the current platform."""