diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b8f98456..546df273 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -81,3 +81,6 @@ atlassian-ide-plugin.xml
 
 # Android studio 3.1+ serialized cache file
 .idea/caches/build_file_checksums.ser
+
+# .DS_Store files
+.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/3rd-party-tools/warp-tester/Dockerfile b/3rd-party-tools/warp-tester/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c623075e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rd-party-tools/warp-tester/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+
+# Use the official Ubuntu LTS base image
+FROM ubuntu:24.04
+
+LABEL author="Kevin Palis <palis@broadinsitute.org>"
+
+# Install dependencies, tools, and utilities. Then remove the package list to reduce the image size
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    curl \
+    gnupg \
+    lsb-release \
+    software-properties-common \
+    unzip \
+    tree \
+    python3 \
+    python3-pip \
+    kubectl \
+    jq \
+    netcat \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install cromshell
+RUN pip3 install cromshell
+
+# Add any additional environment variables here if needed
+# ENV VAR_NAME=value
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /workspace
+
+
+# Set the entrypoint to bash
+ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/bash"]