diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8acebbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+name: Docker Image CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+
+jobs:
+
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Build the Docker image
+      run: docker build . --file ubuntu18.04-python3.7.2/Dockerfile --tag my-image-name:$(date +%s)
diff --git a/ubuntu18.04-python3.7.2/Dockerfile b/ubuntu18.04-python3.7.2/Dockerfile
index 966476c..7652fbf 100644
--- a/ubuntu18.04-python3.7.2/Dockerfile
+++ b/ubuntu18.04-python3.7.2/Dockerfile
@@ -1,20 +1,26 @@
 FROM ubuntu:18.04
 
+ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
+
 # use bash shell as default
 SHELL ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
 
+ENV TZ=asia/kolkata
+RUN ln -snf /usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ /etc/localtime && echo $TZ > /etc/timezone
+# set some local environment variables
+ENV LANG en_US.UTF-8
+
 # install python, pip and pipenv
 RUN apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y sudo curl llvm git gcc make openssl libssl-dev libbz2-dev libreadline-dev libncurses5-dev libsqlite3-dev zlib1g-dev libffi-dev xz-utils tk-dev libxml2-dev libxmlsec1-dev liblzma-dev
+    apt-get install -y sudo curl llvm git gcc make openssl wget net-tools libssl-dev libbz2-dev libreadline-dev libncurses5-dev libsqlite3-dev zlib1g-dev libffi-dev xz-utils tk-dev libxml2-dev libxmlsec1-dev liblzma-dev
 
-# add the user Motoko, tribute to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motoko_Kusanagi
-RUN useradd --create-home --no-log-init --system  motoko && \
-	echo "motoko	ALL = (ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" >> /etc/sudoers
-USER motoko
-WORKDIR /home/motoko
 
-# set some local environment variables
-ENV LANG en_US.UTF-8
+# add the user theja, tribute to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/theja0473/ubuntu18.04-python3.7.2
+RUN useradd --create-home --no-log-init --system  theja && \
+	echo "theja	ALL = (ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" >> /etc/sudoers
+USER theja
+WORKDIR /home/theja
 
 # install pyenv for motoko
 RUN curl https://pyenv.run | bash