diff --git a/examples/basics/Dockerfile b/examples/basics/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d369844d5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basics/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+FROM node:8.11.4
+
+WORKDIR /app/website
+
+EXPOSE 3000 35729
+COPY ./docs /app/docs
+COPY ./website /app/website
+RUN yarn install
+
+CMD ["yarn", "start"]
diff --git a/examples/basics/docker-compose.yml b/examples/basics/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6711192ae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basics/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+version: "3"
+
+services:
+  docusaurus:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - 3000:3000
+      - 35729:35729
+    volumes:
+      - ./docs:/app/docs
+      - ./website/blog:/app/website/blog
+      - ./website/core:/app/website/core
+      - ./website/i18n:/app/website/i18n
+      - ./website/pages:/app/website/pages
+      - ./website/static:/app/website/static
+      - ./website/sidebars.json:/app/website/sidebars.json
+      - ./website/siteConfig.js:/app/website/siteConfig.js
+    working_dir: /app/website
diff --git a/examples/basics/dockerignore b/examples/basics/dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27d2dae2b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basics/dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*/node_modules
+*.log
diff --git a/lib/copy-examples.js b/lib/copy-examples.js
index 1247b2c643..49381eec55 100755
--- a/lib/copy-examples.js
+++ b/lib/copy-examples.js
@@ -155,20 +155,34 @@ if (feature === 'translations') {
     exampleSiteCreated = true;
     blogCreated = true;
   }
-  // copy .gitignore file
-  let gitignoreName = '.gitignore';
-  if (fs.existsSync(`${CWD}/../.gitignore`)) {
-    gitignoreName = '.gitignore-example-from-docusaurus';
-    console.log(
-      `${chalk.yellow('.gitignore already exists')} in ${chalk.yellow(
-        CWD
-      )}. Creating an example gitignore file for you to copy from if desired.\n`
+
+  const copyFileOutWebsiteFolder = (fileNameFrom, isHide) => {
+    let fileNameTo = isHide ? `.${fileNameFrom}` : fileNameFrom;
+    if (fs.existsSync(`${CWD}/../${fileNameTo}`)) {
+      fileNameTo = `${fileNameTo}-example-from-docusaurus`;
+      console.log(
+        `${chalk.yellow(fileNameTo + ' already exists')} in ${chalk.yellow(
+          CWD
+        )}. Creating an example ${fileNameTo} file for you to copy from if desired.\n`
+      );
+    }
+    fs.copySync(
+      path.join(folder, fileNameFrom),
+      path.join(CWD, `/../${fileNameTo}`)
     );
-  }
-  fs.copySync(
-    path.join(folder, 'gitignore'),
-    path.join(CWD, `/../${gitignoreName}`)
-  );
+  };
+
+  // copy .gitignore file
+  copyFileOutWebsiteFolder('gitignore', true);
+
+  // copy Dockerfile file
+  copyFileOutWebsiteFolder('Dockerfile', false);
+
+  // copy docker-compose.yml file
+  copyFileOutWebsiteFolder('docker-compose.yml', false);
+
+  // copy .dockerignore file
+  copyFileOutWebsiteFolder('dockerignore', true);
 
   // copy other files
   const files = glob.sync(`${folder}/**/*`);
@@ -179,6 +193,9 @@ if (feature === 'translations') {
     const containingFolder = path.basename(path.dirname(file));
     if (
       path.basename(file) === 'gitignore' ||
+      path.basename(file) === 'Dockerfile' ||
+      path.basename(file) === 'docker-compose.yml' ||
+      path.basename(file) === 'dockerignore' ||
       containingFolder === 'blog-examples-from-docusaurus' ||
       containingFolder === 'docs-examples-from-docusaurus'
     ) {