diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 4e50c716..0306d20b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
     branches: [ "main" ]
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  binary:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -18,4 +18,33 @@ jobs:
         go-version: 1.22
 
     - name: Build App
-      run: make eigenda-proxy
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+      run: make eigenda-proxy
+
+  docker:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Build container
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          push: false
+          context: .
+          tags: eigenda-proxy
+
+      - name: Run container as background process
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          docker run -d \
+          -p 6666:6666 \
+          -e EIGENDA_PROXY_ADDR=0.0.0.0 \
+          -e EIGENDA_PROXY_PORT=6666 \
+          -e EIGENDA_PROXY_MEMSTORE_ENABLED=true \
+          -e EIGENDA_PROXY_EIGENDA_CERT_VERIFICATION_DISABLED=true \
+          eigenda-proxy
+
+      - name: Wait for rpc to come up
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          ${{ github.workspace }}/scripts/wait-for.sh
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diff --git a/scripts/wait-for.sh b/scripts/wait-for.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..beb917e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/wait-for.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# poll the proxy endpoint until we get a 0 return code or 2mins have passed, in that case exit 1
+timeout_time=$(($(date +%s) + 120))
+
+while (( $(date +%s) <= timeout_time )); do
+  if curl -X GET 'http://localhost:6666/health'; then
+    exit 0
+  else
+    sleep 5
+  fi
+done
+
+exit 1
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