diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27c9a1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.idea/
+vouchers/
+ceremony-client
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6fa3c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+FROM golang:1.18
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY go.mod go.sum ./
+
+RUN go mod download
+
+# Add an entry to .bash_history so we can just run `make dev` and hit up to test the cli
+RUN echo 'go run ./... test-voucher.hex' >> ~/.bash_history
+
+COPY . .
+
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -o ceremony-client
+
+CMD ./ceremony-client
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..036ec36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+IMAGE_TAG := quilibrium-ceremony-client
+
+build-docker:
+	docker build -t $(IMAGE_TAG) .
+
+bash:
+	docker run --rm -it $(IMAGE_TAG) bash
+
+participate: build-docker
+	docker run --rm -it -v $(PWD)/vouchers:/vouchers $(IMAGE_TAG) ./ceremony-client "/vouchers/quil-voucher-$(shell date +'%m.%d.%y-%H:%M:%S').hex"
+
+dev:
+	docker run --rm -it -v $(PWD):$(PWD) --workdir $(PWD) $(IMAGE_TAG) bash
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1c7288b..499eae4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 # ceremonyclient
 
-KZG Ceremony client for Quilibrium. Run with `go run ./... <voucher_filename>` or omit the filename to write to quil_voucher.hex.
+KZG Ceremony client for Quilibrium. 
+
+# Running
+
+Run with `go run ./... <voucher_filename>` or omit the filename to write to quil_voucher.hex.
+
+If you have docker installed you can participate in the ceremony by simply running `make participate`. Your voucher will be written to `vouchers/`.
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diff --git a/bootstrap.go b/bootstrap.go
index 23ae6a9..d56ec53 100644
--- a/bootstrap.go
+++ b/bootstrap.go
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ func JoinLobby() {
 
 	client := http.DefaultClient
 	resp, err := client.Do(req)
-	fmt.Println("connected")
+
+	fmt.Println("Connected to sequencer!")
 
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 3f2a4d6..2fe6dd8 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -11,13 +11,7 @@ func main() {
 	PrintLogo()
 	PrintVersion()
 
-	fmt.Println("Checking sequencer...")
-	state := GetSequencerState()
-	for state != SEQUENCER_ACCEPTING {
-		fmt.Println("Sequencer currently not accepting new contributions, waiting...")
-		time.Sleep(30 * time.Second)
-		state = GetSequencerState()
-	}
+	WaitForSequencerToBeReady()
 
 	JoinLobby()
 	Bootstrap()
@@ -26,7 +20,33 @@ func main() {
 	ContributeAndGetVoucher()
 }
 
+func WaitForSequencerToBeReady() {
+	spinnerChars := []string{"⣾", "⣽", "⣻", "⢿", "⡿", "⣟", "⣯", "⣷"}
+	spinnerIndex := 0
+	attempts := 0
+	removeLine := "\u001B[A\u001B[2K"
+	state := GetSequencerState()
+	for state != SEQUENCER_ACCEPTING {
+		message := "Sequencer currently not accepting new contributions, waiting..."
+		status := fmt.Sprintf("[Attempt %d - Last Checked: %s]", attempts, time.Now().String())
+
+		fmt.Printf("\r%s", removeLine)
+		fmt.Printf("%s\n", message+spinnerChars[spinnerIndex])
+		fmt.Printf("  |- %s", status)
+
+		spinnerIndex = (spinnerIndex + 1) % len(spinnerChars)
+		attempts += 1
+
+		time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+		state = GetSequencerState()
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println()
+	fmt.Println("Sequencer is ready for contributions!")
+}
+
 func PrintLogo() {
+	fmt.Println()
 	fmt.Println("                                   %#########")
 	fmt.Println("                          #############################")
 	fmt.Println("                    ########################################&")
@@ -64,4 +84,6 @@ func PrintLogo() {
 func PrintVersion() {
 	fmt.Println(" ")
 	fmt.Println("                    Quilibrium Ceremony Client - CLI - v1.0.1")
+	fmt.Println()
+	fmt.Println()
 }