diff --git a/build_linux.sh b/build_linux.sh
index b1e1806c27..938f1005f9 100755
--- a/build_linux.sh
+++ b/build_linux.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ SCRIPT_PATH=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${0}")")
 pushd "${SCRIPT_PATH}" > /dev/null
 
 function usage() {
-    echo "Usage: ./${SCRIPT_NAME} [-1][-b][-c][-d][-D][-e][-h][-i][-j N][-p][-r][-s][-t][-u][-l][-L]"
+    echo "Usage: ./${SCRIPT_NAME} [-1][-b][-c][-d][-D][-e][-F][-g][-h][-i][-j N][-p][-r][-s][-t][-u][-l][-L]"
     echo "   -1: limit builds to one core (where possible)"
     echo "   -j N: limit builds to N cores (where possible)"
     echo "   -b: build in Debug mode"
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ function usage() {
     echo "   -d: download and build dependencies in ./deps/ (build prerequisite)"
     echo "   -D: dry run"
     echo "   -e: build in RelWithDebInfo mode"
+    echo "   -F: rebuild the cached Docker/Podman runner image from scratch when used with -g"
+    echo "   -g: run the requested build steps inside a Docker/Podman Ubuntu 24.04 container similar to the GitHub Actions Linux runner"
     echo "   -h: prints this help text"
     echo "   -i: build the Orca Slicer AppImage (optional)"
     echo "   -p: boost ccache hit rate by disabling precompiled headers (default: ON)"
@@ -28,6 +30,9 @@ function usage() {
     echo "   -L: use ld.lld as linker (if available)"
     echo "For a first use, you want to './${SCRIPT_NAME} -u'"
     echo "   and then './${SCRIPT_NAME} -dsi'"
+    echo "For a GitHub Actions-like Linux build locally, use './${SCRIPT_NAME} -g -istrlL'"
+    echo "Use './${SCRIPT_NAME} -gF -istrlL' to rebuild the cached runner image first."
+    echo "Set ORCA_CONTAINER_CLI, ORCA_DOCKER_IMAGE, ORCA_DOCKER_BASE_IMAGE, or ORCA_DOCKER_CMAKE_VERSION to override the container runtime, cached image tag, base image, or CMake version."
 }
 
 SLIC3R_PRECOMPILED_HEADERS="ON"
@@ -35,60 +40,83 @@ SLIC3R_PRECOMPILED_HEADERS="ON"
 unset name
 BUILD_DIR=build
 BUILD_CONFIG=Release
-while getopts ":1j:bcCdDehiprstulL" opt ; do
+FORWARDED_ARGS=()
+while getopts ":1j:bcCdDeFghiprstulL" opt ; do
   case ${opt} in
     1 )
         export CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=1
+        FORWARDED_ARGS+=("-1")
         ;;
     j )
         export CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=$OPTARG
+        FORWARDED_ARGS+=("-j" "$OPTARG")
         ;;
     b )
         BUILD_DIR=build-dbg
         BUILD_CONFIG=Debug
+        FORWARDED_ARGS+=("-b")
         ;;
     c )
         CLEAN_BUILD=1
+        FORWARDED_ARGS+=("-c")
         ;;
     C )
         COLORED_OUTPUT="-DCOLORED_OUTPUT=ON"
+        FORWARDED_ARGS+=("-C")
         ;;
     d )
         BUILD_DEPS="1"
+        FORWARDED_ARGS+=("-d")
         ;;
     D )
         DRY_RUN="1"
+        FORWARDED_ARGS+=("-D")
         ;;
     e )
         BUILD_DIR=build-dbginfo
         BUILD_CONFIG=RelWithDebInfo
+        FORWARDED_ARGS+=("-e")
+        ;;
+    F )
+        CLEAN_DOCKER_IMAGE="1"
+        ;;
+    g )
+        USE_DOCKER="1"
         ;;
     h ) usage
         exit 1
         ;;
     i )
         BUILD_IMAGE="1"
+        FORWARDED_ARGS+=("-i")
         ;;
     p )
         SLIC3R_PRECOMPILED_HEADERS="OFF"
+        FORWARDED_ARGS+=("-p")
         ;;
     r )
         SKIP_RAM_CHECK="1"
+        FORWARDED_ARGS+=("-r")
         ;;
     s )
         BUILD_ORCA="1"
+        FORWARDED_ARGS+=("-s")
         ;;
     t )
         BUILD_TESTS="1"
+        FORWARDED_ARGS+=("-t")
         ;;
     u )
         export UPDATE_LIB="1"
+        FORWARDED_ARGS+=("-u")
         ;;
     l )
         USE_CLANG="1"
+        FORWARDED_ARGS+=("-l")
         ;;
     L )
         USE_LLD="1"
+        FORWARDED_ARGS+=("-L")
         ;;
     * )
 	echo "Unknown argument '${opt}', aborting."
@@ -102,6 +130,11 @@ if [ ${OPTIND} -eq 1 ] ; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+if [[ -n "${CLEAN_DOCKER_IMAGE}" ]] && [[ -z "${USE_DOCKER}" ]] ; then
+    echo "Error: -F requires -g."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 function check_available_memory_and_disk() {
     FREE_MEM_GB=$(free --gibi --total | grep 'Mem' | rev | cut --delimiter=" " --fields=1 | rev)
     MIN_MEM_GB=10
@@ -139,6 +172,277 @@ function print_and_run() {
     fi
 }
 
+function resolve_container_cli() {
+    if [[ -n "${ORCA_CONTAINER_CLI}" ]] ; then
+        if ! command -v "${ORCA_CONTAINER_CLI}" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+            echo "Error: container runtime '${ORCA_CONTAINER_CLI}' was not found." >&2
+            exit 1
+        fi
+
+        echo "${ORCA_CONTAINER_CLI}"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    if command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+        echo "docker"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    if command -v podman >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+        echo "podman"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    echo "Error: neither docker nor podman is available. Install one of them or set ORCA_CONTAINER_CLI." >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+function get_docker_runner_image() {
+    local base_image
+    local docker_cmake_version
+    local recipe_hash
+    local sanitized_base_image
+    local sanitized_cmake_version
+
+    if [[ -n "${ORCA_DOCKER_IMAGE}" ]] ; then
+        echo "${ORCA_DOCKER_IMAGE}"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    base_image="${ORCA_DOCKER_BASE_IMAGE:-ubuntu:24.04}"
+    docker_cmake_version="${ORCA_DOCKER_CMAKE_VERSION-4.3.0}"
+    recipe_hash=$(find "${SCRIPT_PATH}/build_linux.sh" "${SCRIPT_PATH}/scripts/linux.d" -type f -print0 | sort -z | xargs -0 cat | sha256sum | cut -c1-12)
+    sanitized_base_image=$(echo "${base_image}" | tr '/:@' '---' | tr -cs 'A-Za-z0-9_.-' '-')
+    sanitized_cmake_version=$(echo "${docker_cmake_version:-system}" | tr -cs 'A-Za-z0-9_.-' '-')
+    echo "orcaslicer-linux-builder:${sanitized_base_image}-cmake-${sanitized_cmake_version}-${recipe_hash}"
+}
+
+function docker_runner_dockerfile() {
+    cat <<'EOF'
+ARG BASE_IMAGE=ubuntu:24.04
+FROM ${BASE_IMAGE}
+
+ARG CMAKE_VERSION=4.3.0
+
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+SHELL ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y sudo ca-certificates curl tar
+
+COPY build_linux.sh /tmp/orcaslicer/build_linux.sh
+COPY scripts/linux.d /tmp/orcaslicer/scripts/linux.d
+
+WORKDIR /tmp/orcaslicer
+
+RUN chmod +x ./build_linux.sh
+RUN ./build_linux.sh -ur
+RUN if [[ -n "${CMAKE_VERSION}" ]] ; then \
+        case "$(uname -m)" in \
+            x86_64|amd64) cmake_arch="x86_64" ;; \
+            aarch64|arm64) cmake_arch="aarch64" ;; \
+            *) cmake_arch="" ;; \
+        esac ; \
+        if [[ -n "${cmake_arch}" ]] ; then \
+            cmake_root="/opt/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-${cmake_arch}" ; \
+            if ! curl -fsSL "https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v${CMAKE_VERSION}/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-${cmake_arch}.tar.gz" | tar -xz -C /opt ; then \
+                echo "Warning: failed to install CMake ${CMAKE_VERSION}; falling back to the distro cmake package." ; \
+            elif [[ -d "${cmake_root}" ]] ; then \
+                ln -sf "${cmake_root}/bin/"* /usr/local/bin/ ; \
+            fi ; \
+        else \
+            echo "Skipping GitHub Actions CMake install for unsupported architecture $(uname -m)." ; \
+        fi ; \
+    fi
+RUN rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/orcaslicer
+EOF
+}
+
+function ensure_docker_runner_image() {
+    local container_cli
+    local base_image
+    local runner_image
+    local docker_cmake_version
+    local image_exists="0"
+    local force_rebuild="0"
+    local -a build_cmd
+
+    container_cli="$1"
+    runner_image="$2"
+    base_image="${ORCA_DOCKER_BASE_IMAGE:-ubuntu:24.04}"
+    docker_cmake_version="${ORCA_DOCKER_CMAKE_VERSION-4.3.0}"
+
+    if "${container_cli}" image inspect "${runner_image}" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+        image_exists="1"
+    fi
+
+    if [[ -n "${CLEAN_DOCKER_IMAGE}" ]] ; then
+        force_rebuild="1"
+        if [[ "${image_exists}" == "1" ]] ; then
+            echo "Removing cached container image ${runner_image} ..."
+            if [[ -z "${DRY_RUN}" ]] ; then
+                "${container_cli}" image rm -f "${runner_image}" >/dev/null
+            else
+                printf '%q ' "${container_cli}" image rm -f "${runner_image}"
+                echo
+            fi
+            image_exists="0"
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    if [[ "${image_exists}" == "1" ]] ; then
+        echo "Using cached container image ${runner_image}"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    build_cmd=(
+        "${container_cli}" build --pull
+        -t "${runner_image}"
+        --build-arg "BASE_IMAGE=${base_image}"
+        --build-arg "CMAKE_VERSION=${docker_cmake_version}"
+    )
+    if [[ "${force_rebuild}" == "1" ]] ; then
+        build_cmd+=(--no-cache)
+    fi
+    build_cmd+=(-f - "${SCRIPT_PATH}")
+
+    printf '%q ' "${build_cmd[@]}"
+    echo
+    if [[ -n "${DRY_RUN}" ]] ; then
+        return
+    fi
+
+    docker_runner_dockerfile | "${build_cmd[@]}"
+}
+
+function run_in_docker() {
+    local container_cli
+    local runner_image
+    local container_workspace
+    local host_uid
+    local host_gid
+    local host_user
+    local -a build_args
+    local -a container_env
+
+    container_cli=$(resolve_container_cli)
+    runner_image=$(get_docker_runner_image)
+    host_uid=$(id -u)
+    host_gid=$(id -g)
+    host_user="${USER:-orca}"
+    container_workspace="/__w/OrcaSlicer/OrcaSlicer"
+    build_args=()
+    for item in "${FORWARDED_ARGS[@]}" ; do
+        if [[ "${item}" == "-u" ]] || [[ "${item}" == "-D" ]] ; then
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        build_args+=("${item}")
+    done
+
+    container_env=(
+        -e "CI=true"
+        -e "GITHUB_ACTIONS=true"
+        -e "GITHUB_WORKSPACE=${container_workspace}"
+        -e "GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES=${container_workspace}/deps/build"
+        -e "RUNNER_OS=Linux"
+        -e "RUNNER_TEMP=/tmp"
+        -e "HOST_UID=${host_uid}"
+        -e "HOST_GID=${host_gid}"
+        -e "HOST_USER=${host_user}"
+    )
+    if [[ -n "${CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL}" ]] ; then
+        container_env+=( -e "CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=${CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL}" )
+    fi
+    if [[ -n "${ORCA_UPDATER_SIG_KEY}" ]] ; then
+        container_env+=( -e "ORCA_UPDATER_SIG_KEY=${ORCA_UPDATER_SIG_KEY}" )
+    fi
+
+    ensure_docker_runner_image "${container_cli}" "${runner_image}"
+
+    printf '%q ' "${container_cli}" run --rm -i \
+        -v "${SCRIPT_PATH}:${container_workspace}" \
+        -w "${container_workspace}" \
+        "${container_env[@]}" \
+        "${runner_image}" \
+        bash -s -- "${build_args[@]}"
+    echo
+    if [[ -n "${DRY_RUN}" ]] ; then
+        return
+    fi
+
+    "${container_cli}" run --rm -i \
+        -v "${SCRIPT_PATH}:${container_workspace}" \
+        -w "${container_workspace}" \
+        "${container_env[@]}" \
+        "${runner_image}" \
+        bash -s -- "${build_args[@]}" <<'EOF'
+set -e
+
+function create_builder_user() {
+    if [[ "${HOST_UID}" == "0" ]] ; then
+        HOST_USER=root
+        return
+    fi
+
+    if getent group "${HOST_GID}" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+        HOST_GROUP=$(getent group "${HOST_GID}" | cut -d: -f1)
+    else
+        HOST_GROUP="orca-builder"
+        if getent group "${HOST_GROUP}" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+            HOST_GROUP="orca-builder-${HOST_GID}"
+        fi
+        groupadd -g "${HOST_GID}" "${HOST_GROUP}"
+    fi
+
+    if getent passwd "${HOST_UID}" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+        HOST_USER=$(getent passwd "${HOST_UID}" | cut -d: -f1)
+        usermod -g "${HOST_GROUP}" "${HOST_USER}"
+    elif id -u "${HOST_USER}" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+        usermod -u "${HOST_UID}" -g "${HOST_GROUP}" "${HOST_USER}"
+    else
+        useradd -m -u "${HOST_UID}" -g "${HOST_GROUP}" -s /bin/bash "${HOST_USER}"
+    fi
+
+    echo "${HOST_USER} ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL" >/etc/sudoers.d/orcaslicer-builder
+    chmod 0440 /etc/sudoers.d/orcaslicer-builder
+}
+
+create_builder_user
+mkdir -p "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/deps/build/destdir"
+chown -R "${HOST_UID}:${HOST_GID}" "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/deps/build"
+if [[ -d "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/build" ]] ; then
+    chown -R "${HOST_UID}:${HOST_GID}" "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/build"
+fi
+if [[ -d "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/build-dbg" ]] ; then
+    chown -R "${HOST_UID}:${HOST_GID}" "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/build-dbg"
+fi
+if [[ -d "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/build-dbginfo" ]] ; then
+    chown -R "${HOST_UID}:${HOST_GID}" "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/build-dbginfo"
+fi
+
+sudo -H -u "${HOST_USER}" env \
+    CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL="${CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL-}" \
+    GITHUB_WORKSPACE="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" \
+    GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="${GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES-}" \
+    ORCA_UPDATER_SIG_KEY="${ORCA_UPDATER_SIG_KEY-}" \
+    bash -c '
+        set -e
+        cd "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"
+        if [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]] ; then
+            ./build_linux.sh "$@"
+        else
+            echo "No build steps were requested after container setup."
+        fi
+    ' bash "$@"
+EOF
+}
+
+if [[ -n "${USE_DOCKER}" ]] ; then
+    run_in_docker
+    popd > /dev/null # ${SCRIPT_PATH}
+    exit 0
+fi
+
 # cmake 4.x compatibility workaround
 export CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5