diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..792d2420d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+**/venv
+**/.venv
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index f32311fa5..c7c43eef5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,37 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run linter for test generators
         run: make lint_generators
 
+  dockerfile-test:
+    runs-on: self-hosted
+    needs: preclear
+    services:
+      registry:
+        image: registry:2
+        ports:
+          - 5000:5000
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout this repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.2.0
+      - name: get git commit hash
+        id: git_commit_hash
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo "git_commit_hash=$(echo $(git log --pretty=format:'%h' -n 1))" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+        with:
+          driver-opts: network=host
+      - name: Build and push to local registry
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+        with:
+          context: .
+          file: ./docker/Dockerfile
+          push: true
+          tags: localhost:5000/consensus-specs-dockerfile-test:${{ steps.git_commit_hash.outputs.git_commit_hash }}
+      - name: Test the image by running the linter
+        run: |
+          docker run localhost:5000/consensus-specs-dockerfile-test:${{ steps.git_commit_hash.outputs.git_commit_hash }} make lint
+
   pyspec-tests:
     runs-on: self-hosted
     needs: [preclear,lint,codespell,table_of_contents]
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cdfddfb0c..e88207dd7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -46,3 +46,6 @@ docs/ssz
 docs/fork_choice
 docs/README.md
 site
+
+# docker test results
+testResults
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fc3ae085b..d0d750e89 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ SOLIDITY_FILE_NAME = deposit_contract.json
 DEPOSIT_CONTRACT_TESTER_DIR = ${SOLIDITY_DEPOSIT_CONTRACT_DIR}/web3_tester
 CONFIGS_DIR = ./configs
 TEST_PRESET_TYPE ?= minimal
+NUMBER_OF_CORES=16
 # Collect a list of generator names
 GENERATORS = $(sort $(dir $(wildcard $(GENERATOR_DIR)/*/.)))
 # Map this list of generator paths to "gen_{generator name}" entries
@@ -128,10 +129,10 @@ citest: pyspec
 	mkdir -p $(TEST_REPORT_DIR);
 ifdef fork
 	. venv/bin/activate; cd $(PY_SPEC_DIR); \
-	python3 -m pytest -n 16 --bls-type=fastest --preset=$(TEST_PRESET_TYPE) --fork=$(fork) --junitxml=test-reports/test_results.xml eth2spec
+	python3 -m pytest -n $(NUMBER_OF_CORES) --bls-type=fastest --preset=$(TEST_PRESET_TYPE) --fork=$(fork) --junitxml=test-reports/test_results.xml eth2spec
 else
 	. venv/bin/activate; cd $(PY_SPEC_DIR); \
-	python3 -m pytest -n 16 --bls-type=fastest --preset=$(TEST_PRESET_TYPE) --junitxml=test-reports/test_results.xml eth2spec
+	python3 -m pytest -n $(NUMBER_OF_CORES) --bls-type=fastest --preset=$(TEST_PRESET_TYPE) --junitxml=test-reports/test_results.xml eth2spec
 endif
 
 
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..771309931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Rename the build stage from 'base' to 'builder' for clarification and code readability
+FROM python:3.11.0-slim-bullseye as builder
+
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+    WORKDIR=/consensus-specs  \
+    PIP_UPGRADE_CMD="python -m pip install --upgrade pip" \
+    INSTALL_CMD="apt install -y git build-essential"
+
+RUN mkdir ${WORKDIR}
+WORKDIR ${WORKDIR}
+
+# Chain the commands together
+RUN apt update && ${INSTALL_CMD} && ${PIP_UPGRADE_CMD} && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy the current directory contents into the builder
+COPY . .
+
+# Inline installation commands
+RUN make install_test && \
+    make preinstallation && \
+    make pyspec
+
diff --git a/requirements_preinstallation.txt b/requirements_preinstallation.txt
index 69d9a6660..02f6d2f0b 100644
--- a/requirements_preinstallation.txt
+++ b/requirements_preinstallation.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 pip>=23.1.2
 wheel>=0.40.0
 setuptools>=68.0.0
+pylint>=3.0.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/build_run_docker_tests.sh b/scripts/build_run_docker_tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..368fab94c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build_run_docker_tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+# Run 'consensus-specs' tests from a docker container instance.
+# *Be sure to launch Docker before running this script.*
+#
+# It does the below:
+#   1. Run pytest for consensus-specs in a container.
+#   2. Copy and paste the coverage report.
+#   3. Remove all exited containers that use the consensus-specs:<TAG> images.
+
+
+# Set variables
+ALL_EXECUTABLE_SPECS=("phase0" "altair" "bellatrix" "capella" "deneb" "eip6110" "whisk")
+TEST_PRESET_TYPE=minimal
+FORK_TO_TEST=phase0
+NUMBER_OF_CORES=4
+WORKDIR="//consensus-specs//tests//core//pyspec"
+ETH2SPEC_FOLDER_NAME="eth2spec"
+CONTAINER_NAME="consensus-specs-tests"
+DATE=$(date +"%Y%m%d-%H-%M")
+# Default flag values
+version=$(git log --pretty=format:'%h' -n 1)
+IMAGE_NAME="consensus-specs:$version"
+number_of_core=4
+
+# displays the available options
+display_help() {
+  echo "Run 'consensus-specs' tests from a container instance."
+  echo "Be sure to launch Docker before running this script."
+  echo
+  echo "Syntax: build_run_test.sh [--v TAG | --n NUMBER_OF_CORE | --f FORK_TO_TEST | --p PRESET_TYPE | --a | --h HELP]"
+    echo "  --f <fork>   Specify the fork to test"
+    echo "  --i <image_name> Specify the docker image to use"
+    echo "  --n <number> Specify the number of cores"
+    echo "  --p <type>   Specify the test preset type"
+    echo "  --a          Test all forks"
+    echo "  --h          Display this help and exit"
+}
+
+# Stop and remove the 'consensus-specs-dockerfile-test' container.
+# If this container doesn't exist, then a error message is printed
+#  (but the process is not stopped).
+cleanup() {
+  echo "Stop and remove the 'consensus-specs-tests' container."
+  docker stop $CONTAINER_NAME || true && docker rm $CONTAINER_NAME || true
+
+}
+
+# Copy the results from the container to a local folder
+copy_test_results() {
+  local fork_name="$1"  # Storing the first argument in a variable
+
+  docker cp $CONTAINER_NAME:$WORKDIR/test-reports/test_results.xml ./testResults/test-results-$fork_name-$DATE.xml
+}
+
+# Function to check if the Docker image already exists
+image_exists() {
+    docker images --format '{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}' | grep -q "$1"
+}
+
+# Parse command line arguments
+while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case $1 in
+        --f) FORK_TO_TEST="$2"; shift ;;
+        --v) IMAGE_NAME="$2"; shift ;;
+        --n) NUMBER_OF_CORES="$2"; shift ;;
+        --p) TEST_PRESET_TYPE="$2"; shift ;;
+        --a) FORK_TO_TEST="all" ;;
+        --h) display_help; exit 0 ;;
+        *) echo "Unknown parameter: $1"; display_help; exit 1 ;;
+    esac
+    shift
+done
+
+# initialize a test result directory
+mkdir -p ./testResults
+
+# Only clean container after user exit console
+trap cleanup SIGINT
+
+# Build Docker container if it doesn't exist
+if ! image_exists "$IMAGE_NAME"; then
+    echo "Image $IMAGE_NAME does not exist. Building Docker image..."
+    docker build ../ -t $IMAGE_NAME -f ../docker/Dockerfile
+else
+    echo "Image $IMAGE_NAME already exists. Skipping build..."
+fi
+
+# Equivalent to `make citest with the subsequent flags`
+if [ "$FORK_TO_TEST" == "all" ]; then
+  for fork in "${ALL_EXECUTABLE_SPECS[@]}"; do
+    docker run --name $CONTAINER_NAME $IMAGE_NAME \
+      make citest fork=$fork TEST_PRESET_TYPE=$TEST_PRESET_TYPE NUMBER_OF_CORES=$NUMBER_OF_CORES
+      copy_test_results $fork
+  done
+else
+  docker run --name $CONTAINER_NAME $IMAGE_NAME \
+      make citest fork=$FORK_TO_TEST TEST_PRESET_TYPE=$TEST_PRESET_TYPE NUMBER_OF_CORES=$NUMBER_OF_CORES
+  copy_test_results $FORK_TO_TEST
+fi
+
+# Stop and remove the container
+cleanup