diff --git a/tools/Dockerfile b/tools/Dockerfile
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index 00000000000..1d5ead7fdb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/Dockerfile
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+FROM buildpack-deps:wheezy
+
+ADD ./ldb /rocksdb/tools/ldb
+
+CMD /rocksdb/tools/ldb
diff --git a/tools/dockerbuild.sh b/tools/dockerbuild.sh
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index 00000000000..a83d316b94d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/dockerbuild.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+docker run -v $PWD/..:/rocks -w /rocks buildpack-deps make tools