diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 3eec1ff..51231bf 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -14,6 +14,21 @@ Contributions to this project are [released](https://help.github.com/articles/gi
 6. Push to your fork and [submit a pull request](https://github.com/docker/setup-buildx-action/compare)
 7. Pat yourself on the back and wait for your pull request to be reviewed and merged.
 
+## Container based developer flow
+
+If you don't want to maintain a Node developer environment that fits this project you can use containerized commands instead of invoking yarn directly.
+
+```
+# format code and build javascript artifacts
+docker buildx bake pre-checkin
+
+# validate all code has correctly formatted and built
+docker buildx bake validate
+
+# run tests
+docker buildx bake test
+```
+
 Here are a few things you can do that will increase the likelihood of your pull request being accepted:
 
 - Make sure the `README.md` and any other relevant **documentation are kept up-to-date**.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index a3e05e9..f3e91a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,19 @@ on:
       - "**.md"
 
 jobs:
+  test-containerized:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      -
+        name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.2
+      -
+        name: Validate
+        run: docker buildx bake validate
+      -
+        name: Test
+        run: docker buildx bake test
+
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..489c285
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.1-experimental
+
+FROM node:14 AS deps
+WORKDIR /src
+COPY package.json yarn.lock ./
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/usr/local/share/.cache/yarn \
+  yarn install
+
+FROM scratch AS update-yarn
+COPY --from=deps /src/yarn.lock /
+
+FROM deps AS validate-yarn
+RUN status=$(git status --porcelain -- yarn.lock); if [ -n "$status" ]; then echo $status; exit 1; fi
+
+FROM deps AS base
+COPY . .
+
+FROM base AS build
+RUN yarn build
+
+FROM deps AS test
+COPY --from=docker /usr/local/bin/docker /usr/bin/
+ARG TARGETOS
+ARG TARGETARCH
+ARG BUILDX_VERSION=v0.4.2
+ENV RUNNER_TEMP=/tmp/github_runner
+ENV RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE=/tmp/github_tool_cache
+RUN mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins && \
+  curl -fsSL https://github.com/docker/buildx/releases/download/$BUILDX_VERSION/buildx-$BUILDX_VERSION.$TARGETOS-$TARGETARCH > /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx && \
+  chmod +x /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx && \
+  docker buildx version
+COPY . .
+RUN yarn run test
+
+FROM base AS run-format
+RUN yarn run format
+
+FROM scratch AS format
+COPY --from=run-format /src/src/*.ts /src/
+
+FROM base AS validate-format
+RUN yarn run format-check
+
+FROM scratch AS dist
+COPY --from=build /src/dist/ /dist/
+
+FROM build AS validate-build
+RUN status=$(git status --porcelain -- dist); if [ -n "$status" ]; then echo $status; exit 1; fi
+
+FROM base AS dev
+ENTRYPOINT ["bash"]
diff --git a/__tests__/buildx.test.ts b/__tests__/buildx.test.ts
index 72ac22b..8720846 100644
--- a/__tests__/buildx.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/buildx.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import fs = require('fs');
+import * as docker from '../src/docker';
 import * as buildx from '../src/buildx';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as os from 'os';
@@ -6,6 +7,10 @@ import * as os from 'os';
 const tmpDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'setup-buildx-'));
 
 describe('buildx', () => {
+  async function isDaemonRunning() {
+    return await docker.isDaemonRunning();
+  }
+
   it('is available', async () => {
     expect(await buildx.isAvailable()).toBe(true);
   }, 100000);
@@ -16,12 +21,16 @@ describe('buildx', () => {
     expect(countBuilders).toBeGreaterThan(0);
   }, 100000);
 
-  it('platforms', async () => {
-    const platforms = await buildx.platforms();
-    console.log(`platforms: ${platforms}`);
-    expect(platforms).not.toBeUndefined();
-    expect(platforms).not.toEqual('');
-  }, 100000);
+  (isDaemonRunning() ? it : it.skip)(
+    'platforms',
+    async () => {
+      const platforms = buildx.platforms();
+      console.log(`platforms: ${platforms}`);
+      expect(platforms).not.toBeUndefined();
+      expect(platforms).not.toEqual('');
+    },
+    100000
+  );
 
   it('acquires v0.2.2 version of buildx', async () => {
     const buildxBin = await buildx.install('v0.2.2', tmpDir);
diff --git a/docker-bake.hcl b/docker-bake.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7f1745
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-bake.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+group "default" {
+  targets = ["build"]
+}
+
+group "pre-checkin" {
+  targets = ["update-yarn", "format", "build"]
+}
+
+group "validate" {
+	targets = ["validate-format", "validate-build", "validate-yarn"]
+}
+
+target "update-yarn" {
+  target = "update-yarn"
+  output = ["."]
+}
+
+target "build" {
+  target = "dist"
+  output = ["."]
+}
+
+target "test" {
+  target = "test"
+}
+
+target "format" {
+  target = "format"
+  output = ["."]
+}
+
+target "validate-format" {
+  target = "validate-format"
+}
+
+target "validate-build" {
+  target = "validate-build"
+}
+
+target "validate-yarn" {
+	target = "validate-yarn"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hack/shell b/hack/shell
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..97b23ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/shell
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+iidfile=$(mktemp -t docker-iidfile.XXXXXXXXXX)
+DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build --iidfile $iidfile --progress=plain .
+docker run -it --rm $(cat $iidfile)
+docker rmi $(cat $iidfile)
diff --git a/src/docker.ts b/src/docker.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a35b384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/docker.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import * as exec from './exec';
+
+export async function isDaemonRunning(): Promise<boolean> {
+  return await exec.exec(`docker`, ['version', '--format', '{{.Server.Os}}'], true).then(res => {
+    return !res.stdout.includes(' ') && res.success;
+  });
+}