diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0adaf2671
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+node_modules
+videos
+images
+data
+.env
+.git
+.gitignore
+.github
+.dockerignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fef086f72d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+FROM node:20.10.0 AS build
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+COPY . .
+
+RUN npm install -g typescript
+
+RUN npm install
+
+RUN npm run build
+
+EXPOSE 4321
+
+CMD ["npm", "run", "serve"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/vite.config.ts b/config/vite.config.ts
index 71ce6c6f47..28cd47ae5a 100644
--- a/config/vite.config.ts
+++ b/config/vite.config.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
   ],
   server: {
     // this ensures that the browser opens upon server start
-    open: true,
-    // this sets a default port to 3000
+    open: false,
+    host: '0.0.0.0',
+    // this sets a default port to 4321
     port: 4321,
   },
 });
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5936109b22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+services:
+  app:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    environment:
+      - REACT_APP_TALAWA_URL=${REACT_APP_TALAWA_URL}
+    # volumes:
+    # - .:/usr/src/app
+    ports:
+      - 4321:4321