diff --git a/watch-serve.sh b/watch-serve.sh
index 9310ae5..c1802b4 100755
--- a/watch-serve.sh
+++ b/watch-serve.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,42 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-{ mdbook watch docs/ -d ../static/documentation & hugo server; }
+# Return 0 if command $1 exists, 1 otherwise.
+function _exists {
+    command -v "$1" >/dev/null
+}
+
+if [[ $(_exists mdbook) && $(_exists hugo) ]]; then
+    { mdbook watch docs/ -d ../static/documentation & hugo server; }
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# Some pre-requisites are missing, try to use containers
+CRT=""
+CONTAINER_NAME="zellij-docs:latest"
+
+if $(_exists podman); then
+    CRT="$(which podman)"
+    echo "Using '$CRT' as container runtime"
+
+    $CRT build --tag "$CONTAINER_NAME" -f Containerfile
+    $CRT run --userns keep-id --user "$(id -u):$(id -g)" -v "$PWD:$PWD:z" -w "$PWD" -p 1313:1313 $CONTAINER_NAME
+
+elif $(_exists docker); then
+    CRT="$(which docker)"
+    echo "Using '$CRT' as container runtime"
+
+    $CRT build --tag "$CONTAINER_NAME" <Containerfile
+    $CRT run --user "$(id -u):$(id -g)" -v "$PWD:$PWD" -w "$PWD" -p 1313:1313 $CONTAINER_NAME
+
+else
+    echo "You must have installed either of:"
+    echo ""
+    echo "  - docker"
+    echo "  - podman"
+    echo "  - mdbook AND hugo"
+    echo ""
+    echo "To compile and preview the docs locally."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+exit 0