diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9e5b74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+name: Build & Push
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+# cancel workflow if there is already one running
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.0.0
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3.0.0
+        with:
+          java-version: 17
+          distribution: liberica
+      - name: Build plugin
+        run: ./gradlew buildPlugin
+        working-directory: ide-former-plugin
+
+  # build docker container
+  docker:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.0.0
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v1
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Build and push
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          context: .
+          file: ./Dockerfile
+          push: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.event_name == 'push' }}
+          platforms: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.event_name == 'push' && 'linux/amd64,linux/arm64' || 'linux/amd64' }}
+          tags: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}/runner:latest,ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}/runner:${{ github.sha }}
+          cache-from: type=registry,ref=ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}/runner:latest
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1855ef5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+FROM ubuntu:20.04
+
+# Install Java
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    openjdk-17-jdk \
+    && java -version
+
+# Install Git
+RUN apt-get install -y \
+    git \
+    && git --version
+
+# Install Python3 and pip3
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    python3 \
+    python3-pip \
+    python3-setuptools \
+    python3-wheel \
+    && python3 --version
+
+# Disable gradle daemon
+ENV GRADLE_OPTS "-Dorg.gradle.daemon=false"
+
+# Copy the plugin
+COPY ide-former-plugin /ide-former-plugin
+
+# prebuild the plugin with gradle
+RUN cd /ide-former-plugin && ./gradlew buildPlugin
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["bash", "/ide-former-plugin/runPluginStarter.sh"]
+
+CMD []
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diff --git a/ide-former-plugin/.github/workflows/build.yml b/ide-former-plugin/.github/workflows/build.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d92b382..0000000
--- a/ide-former-plugin/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-name: Gradle Build
-
-on: [push, pull_request]
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.0.0
-      - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3.0.0
-        with:
-          java-version: 17
-          distribution: liberica
-      - name: Gradle Wrapper Validation
-        uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1.0.4
-      - uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2.1.5
-        with:
-          arguments: build --stacktrace
diff --git a/ide-former-plugin/runPluginStarter.sh b/ide-former-plugin/runPluginStarter.sh
index 72595fd..53e18c4 100755
--- a/ide-former-plugin/runPluginStarter.sh
+++ b/ide-former-plugin/runPluginStarter.sh
@@ -7,4 +7,40 @@ if uname -s | grep -iq cygwin ; then
     PWD=$(cygpath -w "$PWD")
 fi
 
-"$DIR/gradlew" -p "$DIR" runIdeAssistantPlugin -Prunner=ide-server -PpathToProject="$1" -PserverHost="$2" -PserverPort="$3"
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+# check number of arguments
+if [ $# -gt 3 ]; then
+    echo "Illegal number of parameters"
+    echo "Usage: runPluginStarter.sh <pathToProject> <serverHost> <serverPort>"
+    echo "\t<pathToProject> - path to the project to be opened in IDE, default is the plugin itself"
+    echo "\t<serverHost> - host of the server to connect to, default is localhost"
+    echo "\t<serverPort> - port of the server to connect to, default is 8080"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Examples:"
+    echo "\t./runPluginStarter.sh /project"
+    echo "\t./runPluginStarter.sh /project localhost 9080"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# set default values
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    echo "No path to project specified. Using the plugin itself at $DIR"
+    PATH_TO_PROJECT="$DIR"
+else
+    PATH_TO_PROJECT=$1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$2" ]; then
+    echo "No server host specified. Using 127.0.0.1"
+    SERVER_HOST="127.0.0.1"
+else
+    SERVER_HOST=$2
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$3" ]; then
+    echo "No server port specified. Using 8080"
+    SERVER_PORT="8080"
+else
+    SERVER_PORT=$3
+fi
+
+"$DIR/gradlew" -p "$DIR" runIdeAssistantPlugin -Prunner=ide-server -PpathToProject="$PATH_TO_PROJECT" -PserverHost="$SERVER_HOST" -PserverPort="$SERVER_PORT"
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