diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 21a70317c..0337105d9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 FROM python:3.12
 
+WORKDIR /app
+
 COPY . .
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends build-essential libicu-dev  python3-pip python3-venv pkg-config && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..200512fa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+services:
+  pythainlp:
+    build: .
+    image: pythainlp:latest
+    volumes:
+      - .:/workspace
+    working_dir: /workspace
+    stdin_open: true
+    tty: true
+    environment:
+      - PYTHAINLP_DATA_DIR=/workspace/pythainlp-data