diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+.git
+.tox
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# Docker image for poliastro development
+FROM python:3.7
+LABEL maintainer="Juan Luis Cano Rodríguez <hello@juanlu.space>"
+
+# https://pythonspeed.com/articles/activate-virtualenv-dockerfile/
+ENV VIRTUAL_ENV=/opt/venv
+RUN python -m venv ${VIRTUAL_ENV}
+ENV PATH="${VIRTUAL_ENV}/bin:${PATH}"
+
+RUN python -m pip install -U pip setuptools
+RUN python -m pip install flit pygments wheel
+
+WORKDIR /code
+
+# Unfortunately this will invalidate the cache
+# for every code change
+# Wouldn't it be nice to have a flit compile
+# that freezes a requirements.txt?
+COPY . /code
+
+ENV FLIT_ROOT_INSTALL=1
+RUN flit install --symlink --extras dev
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+DOCKER_BASE_IMAGE := "poliastro:dev"
+DOCKER_CONTAINER_NAME := "poliastro-dev"
+
+
+image: Dockerfile pyproject.toml
+	docker build \
+	  -t poliastro:dev \
+	  .
+
+docker:
+	docker run \
+	  -it \
+	  --rm \
+	  --name ${DOCKER_CONTAINER_NAME} \
+	  --volume $(shell pwd):/code \
+	  --user $(shell id -u):$(shell id -g) \
+	  ${DOCKER_BASE_IMAGE} \
+          bash
+
+.PHONY: docker image