diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6efebe1..ba80bea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,6 +31,29 @@ The library provides a set of functions to interact with the testcontainers. A s
 
 (tc/stop! container)
 ```
+
+To create a container using your local Dockerfile 
+
+```clojure
+;; Example via test
+(require '[clojure.test :refer :all])
+(require '[clj-test-containers.core :refer :all])
+
+(testing "Testing basic testcontainer image creation from docker file"
+    (let [container (create-from-docker-file {:env-vars
+                                              {"FOO" "bar"
+                                               "MAGIC_NUMBER" "42"}
+                                              :exposed-ports [80]
+                                              :docker-file "resources/Dockerfile"})
+          initialized-container (start! container)
+          stopped-container (stop! container)]
+      (is (some? (:id initialized-container)))
+      (is (some? (:mapped-ports initialized-container)))
+      (is (some? (get (:mapped-ports initialized-container) 80)))
+      (is (nil? (:id stopped-container)))
+      (is (nil? (:mapped-ports stopped-container)))))
+```
+
 ## Functions and Properties
 
 ### create
diff --git a/src/clj_test_containers/core.clj b/src/clj_test_containers/core.clj
index dc307a7..bda7988 100644
--- a/src/clj_test_containers/core.clj
+++ b/src/clj_test_containers/core.clj
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 (ns clj-test-containers.core
-  (:import [org.testcontainers.containers
-            GenericContainer]
-           [org.testcontainers.utility
-            MountableFile]
-           [org.testcontainers.containers BindMode]))
+  (:require [clojure.java.io :as io])
+  (:import [org.testcontainers.containers GenericContainer]
+           [org.testcontainers.utility MountableFile]
+           [org.testcontainers.containers BindMode]
+           [org.testcontainers.images.builder ImageFromDockerfile]
+           [java.nio.file Path Paths]))
 
 (defn- resolve-bind-mode
   [bind-mode]
@@ -29,6 +30,23 @@
      :env-vars (.getEnvMap container)
      :host (.getHost container)}))
 
+(defn create-from-docker-file
+  [{:keys [exposed-ports env-vars command docker-file]
+    :or {docker-file "Dockerfile"}}]
+  (let [docker-image (-> (ImageFromDockerfile.)
+                         (.withDockerfile (Paths/get "." (into-array [docker-file]))))
+        container (GenericContainer. docker-image)]
+    (.setExposedPorts container (map int exposed-ports))
+    (if (some? env-vars)
+      (doseq [[k v] env-vars]
+        (.addEnv container k v)))
+    (if (some? command)
+      (.setCommand container command))
+    {:container container
+     :exposed-ports (.getExposedPorts container)
+     :env-vars (.getEnvMap container)
+     :host (.getHost container)}))
+
 (defn map-classpath-resource!
   "Maps a resource in the classpath to the given container path. Should be called before starting the container!"
   [container-config
diff --git a/test/clj_test_containers/core_test.clj b/test/clj_test_containers/core_test.clj
index 9e9de05..c78067e 100644
--- a/test/clj_test_containers/core_test.clj
+++ b/test/clj_test_containers/core_test.clj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
             [clj-test-containers.core :refer :all]))
 
 (deftest init-test
-  (testing "Testing basic testcontainer generic image initialisation"
+  (testing "Testing basic testcontainer generic image initialization"
     (let [container (create {:image-name "postgres:12.2"
                              :exposed-ports [5432] 
                              :env-vars {"POSTGRES_PASSWORD" "pw"}})
@@ -13,6 +13,17 @@
       (is (some? (:mapped-ports initialized-container)))
       (is (some? (get (:mapped-ports initialized-container) 5432)))
       (is (nil? (:id stopped-container)))
+      (is (nil? (:mapped-ports stopped-container)))))
+
+  (testing "Testing basic testcontainer image creation from docker file"
+    (let [container (create-from-docker-file {:exposed-ports [80]
+                                              :docker-file "test/resources/Dockerfile"})
+          initialized-container (start! container)
+          stopped-container (stop! container)]
+      (is (some? (:id initialized-container)))
+      (is (some? (:mapped-ports initialized-container)))
+      (is (some? (get (:mapped-ports initialized-container) 80)))
+      (is (nil? (:id stopped-container)))
       (is (nil? (:mapped-ports stopped-container))))))
 
 (deftest execute-command-in-container
@@ -51,8 +62,8 @@
                                  :exposed-ports [5432] 
                                  :env-vars {"POSTGRES_PASSWORD" "pw"}})
                         (bind-filesystem!  {:host-path "."
-                                             :container-path "/opt"
-                                             :mode :read-only}))
+                                            :container-path "/opt"
+                                            :mode :read-only}))
           initialized-container (start! container)
           file-check (execute-command! initialized-container ["tail" "/opt/README.md"])
           stopped-container (stop! container)]
diff --git a/test/resources/Dockerfile b/test/resources/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ef646a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/resources/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+FROM nginx:alpine
+COPY index.html /usr/share/nginx/html/index.html
diff --git a/test/resources/index.html b/test/resources/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bc105f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/resources/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">
+    <title>Hello World - Nginx Docker</title>
+    <style>
+      h1{
+        font-weight:lighter;
+        font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
+      }
+    </style>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <h1>
+      Hello World - Docker/Nginx
+    </h1>
+  </body>
+</html>