diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7aa9e614d..84cfde0e5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+*.exe
 *.egg-info
 *.eggs
 *.pyc
diff --git a/conda_lock/docker.py b/conda_lock/docker.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f17d21b17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda_lock/docker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+import pathlib
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import textwrap
+import uuid
+
+
+template2 = """
+FROM {image}
+ARG PREFIX
+
+RUN mkdir -p /archive
+RUN cd $PREFIX && \
+    tar cvf - . | gzip >/archive/out.tar.gz
+RUN ls /archive
+"""
+
+
+def make_layered_docker_file_builder(
+    lockfile: str,
+    prefix: str,
+    base_dockerfile: pathlib.Path,
+    output_filename: str = "Dockerfile.conda-layered",
+):
+    """Build a layered dockerfile that contains a given conda environment.
+
+    This will make a new dockerfile that copies the contents from a base dockerfile into itself.
+    """
+    work_dir = base_dockerfile.parent
+
+    append_to_dockerfile = textwrap.dedent(
+        f"""
+        ENV _CONDA_LOCK_PREFIX="{prefix}"
+
+        ADD conda_explicit_install.sh /src/conda_explicit_install.sh
+        RUN chmod +x /src/conda_explicit_install.sh
+        ENV CONDA_ARGS="--copy --quiet --mkdir $CONDA_ARGS"
+
+        ENV CONDA_SAFETY_CHECKS=disabled
+        ENV CONDA_ROLLBACK_ENABLED=False
+
+        """
+    )
+
+    conda_explicit_install = textwrap.dedent(
+        """
+        #!/bin/bash
+        set -e
+
+        cat << EOF > /dev/shm/explicit-deps
+        @EXPLICIT
+        $1
+        EOF
+
+        conda install -p $_CONDA_LOCK_PREFIX $CONDA_ARGS --file /dev/shm/explicit-deps
+        """
+    )
+
+    (work_dir / "conda_explicit_install.sh").write_text(conda_explicit_install)
+    with (work_dir / output_filename).open("w") as fo:
+        fo.writelines([base_dockerfile.read_text(), "\n", append_to_dockerfile])
+
+        with open(lockfile) as locklines:
+
+            for i, line in enumerate(locklines.readlines()):
+                line = line.strip()
+                if line.startswith("@"):
+                    continue
+                if line.startswith("#"):
+                    continue
+
+                fo.writelines([f"RUN /src/conda_explicit_install.sh {line}\n"])
+
+    return work_dir / output_filename
+
+
+def build_archive(lockfile, prefix="/opt/env", output_file="out.tar.gz"):
+    """Create a reasonably redistributable tarball that contains a given lockfile.
+
+    This will make efficient use of docker layers, adding each dependency as a new layer.
+
+    """
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+        p_tmpdir = pathlib.Path(tmpdir)
+        base_dockerfile = p_tmpdir / "Dockerfile"
+        base_dockerfile.write_text("FROM continuumio/miniconda:latest\n")
+        output_dockerfile = make_layered_docker_file_builder(
+            lockfile=lockfile, prefix=prefix, base_dockerfile=base_dockerfile
+        )
+
+        image_tag = f"temp-{uuid.uuid4().hex}"
+        subprocess.check_call(
+            ["docker", "build", "--file", output_dockerfile, "--tag", image_tag, "."],
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+            cwd=tmpdir,
+        )
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+        p_tmpdir = pathlib.Path(tmpdir)
+        (p_tmpdir / "Dockerfile").write_text(template2.format(image=image_tag))
+
+        image_tag2 = f"temp-{uuid.uuid4().hex}"
+        proc = subprocess.run(
+            [
+                "docker",
+                "build",
+                "--build-arg",
+                f"PREFIX={prefix}",
+                "-t",
+                image_tag2,
+                ".",
+            ],
+            cwd=tmpdir,
+        )
+        proc.check_returncode()
+        # harvest artifact out of container
+        container_id = subprocess.check_output(
+            [
+                "docker",
+                "run",
+                "-d",
+                "--rm",
+                "--entrypoint",
+                "/bin/bash",
+                image_tag2,
+                "sleep",
+                "infinity",
+            ],
+            encoding="utf8",
+        ).strip()
+        try:
+            subprocess.check_output(
+                ["docker", "cp", f"{container_id}:/archive/out.tar.gz", output_file]
+            )
+        finally:
+            subprocess.check_call(["docker", "stop", container_id])
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    build_archive(sys.argv[1])