diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a1bc646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+resources/authorized_keys
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ca2d5bf4..39cd87c2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -22,4 +22,7 @@ ADD resources/install /gitlab/setup/install
 ADD resources/start /gitlab/start
 RUN chmod 755 /gitlab/start /gitlab/setup/install && /gitlab/setup/install
 
+ADD resources/authorized_keys /root/.ssh/
+RUN chmod 700 /root/.ssh && chmod 600 /root/.ssh/authorized_keys && chown root:root -R /root/.ssh
+
 CMD ["/gitlab/start"]
diff --git a/resources/authorized_keys b/resources/authorized_keys
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..19042ae2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/authorized_keys
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQDNjuTZeAivcQFCFVlPBAi/FtPbLg180IPMakkG2jBjMYZeX+Wy0DFC1RYZ4Vae67sIMWphKc03v4CZtqr/vp0xbBM3OHY29L5nZZydX8wY4pm/EBesrlWWjyd58gz5wRLiPRpY0BW44mHs9HzQY/peZ3Mizq7+t1YPxGXhlKbd6a0DoutLW0GvgcsVCNWSFHpGArSvJF1MXNiQRHbMVev86J9TfUdFUQAwUfppYXfoSvrp1qsg1kd2SJ+d2DLbMM5R88dvQ1uqFzbWDd8aCnZ0eya28X548CvXfCeXWkd+UbmqcYdpRiCwNnSr8PBsHX0WYpmf25a44HpjoENPoRmn sameersbn@sameer.nextbit.net