diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4607acc..7e4bd31 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
      build-essential chrpath socat cpio python python3 python3-pip python3-pexpect \
      xz-utils debianutils iputils-ping
 
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y locales \
+ && locale-gen en_US.UTF-8 \
+ && update-locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+
+ENV LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+ENV LANGUAGE=en_US:en
+ENV LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
+
 RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash yocto
 USER yocto
 WORKDIR /home/yocto
diff --git a/scripts/build_docker_image.sh b/scripts/build_docker_image.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..aeb94a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build_docker_image.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Build a docker image for yocto
+# Made partly with chatgpt & claude
+
+docker build -t "yocto-embedded-course" ..
+echo "Docker image built!"
diff --git a/scripts/run_docker_image.sh b/scripts/run_docker_image.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c3aa4ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/run_docker_image.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# made partly with chatgpt
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+REPO_ROOT="$(dirname "$SCRIPT_DIR")"
+
+IMAGE_NAME="yocto-embedded-course"
+
+docker run -it --rm \
+    -v "$REPO_ROOT:/home/yocto/yocto" \
+    -v "$REPO_ROOT/cache:/opt" \
+    $IMAGE_NAME