diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b931c4bce8..7bd1978492 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# For documentation see docs/docker.md
+
 FROM openjdk:11-jre-slim
 
 RUN mkdir /rems
@@ -8,3 +10,5 @@ ENTRYPOINT ["./docker-entrypoint.sh"]
 COPY empty-config.edn /rems/config/config.edn
 COPY target/uberjar/rems.jar /rems/rems.jar
 COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /rems/docker-entrypoint.sh
+
+RUN chmod 664 /usr/local/openjdk-11/lib/security/cacerts
diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker-entrypoint.sh
index ab6674965f..132ab4d119 100755
--- a/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,19 @@ cd rems
 
 [ -z "$COMMANDS" ] && COMMANDS="run"
 
+certfile=$(ls /rems/certs)
+
+if [ ! -z ${certfile} ] && [ "${certfile}" != "null" ] ; then
+    keytool -importcert -cacerts -noprompt \
+            -storepass changeit \
+            -file /rems/certs/${certfile} \
+            -alias ${certfile}
+
+    keytool -storepasswd -cacerts \
+            -storepass changeit  \
+            -new $(head /dev/urandom | tr -dc A-Za-z0-9 | head -c 20)
+fi
+
 for COMMAND in $COMMANDS
 do
     if [ "${COMMAND}" = "run" ] ; then
diff --git a/docs/docker.md b/docs/docker.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e8f5327c8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/docker.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Deploy Rems in docker
+
+1. Build rems with lein or copy rems.jar to target/uberjar/rems.jar
+2. Build rems docker image. Use the docker file located in the root directory of rems git.
+Example command: `docker build /path/to/rems/git/root/dir/ -t rems:tag`
+2. Mount your config.edn file to /rems/config/config.edn in the container (Optional)
+3. Mount certificate to be added to rems certificate store to /rems/certs/.
+This process currecntly supports only one certificate. (Optional)