diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c1db71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+FROM node:18-buster-slim
+
+ARG MODEL_NAME=alpaca
+ARG MODEL_VERSION=7B
+
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y \
+        build-essential \
+        curl \
+        g++ \
+        make \
+        python3-venv \
+        software-properties-common
+        
+RUN apt-get update 
+
+COPY . .
+WORKDIR /root/
+
+# Install dalai and its dependencies
+RUN npm install
+
+# # Install a model
+RUN npx dalai ${MODEL_NAME} install ${MODEL_VERSION}
+
+# # Run the dalai server
+ENTRYPOINT [ "npx", "dalai", "serve" ]
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
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index 0000000..d3972ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+version: '3.9'
+
+services:
+  serve-dalai-7b:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      args:
+        MODEL_NAME: alpaca
+        MODEL_VERSION: 7B
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a030ad5..5eabb7c 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -304,19 +304,20 @@ class Dalai {
 
     // temporary
 
-    let models_path = path.resolve(engine.home, "models")
-    let temp_path = path.resolve(this.home, "tmp")
-    let temp_models_path = path.resolve(temp_path, "models")
-    await fs.promises.mkdir(temp_path, { recursive: true }).catch((e) => { })
+    let models_path = path.resolve(engine.home, "models");
+    await fs.promises.mkdir(models_path, { recursive: true }).catch((e) => { });
+    let temp_path = path.resolve(this.home, "tmp");
+    let temp_models_path = path.resolve(temp_path, "models");
+    await fs.promises.mkdir(temp_path, { recursive: true }).catch((e) => { });
     // 1. move the models folder to ../tmp
-    await fs.promises.rename(models_path, temp_models_path)
+    await fs.promises.rename(models_path, temp_models_path);
     // 2. wipe out the folder
-    await fs.promises.rm(engine.home, { recursive: true }).catch((e) => { console.log(e) })
+    await fs.promises.rm(models_path, { recursive: true }).catch((e) => { console.log(e) });
     // 3. install engine
-    await this.add(core)
+    await this.add(core);
     // 4. move back the files inside /tmp
-    await fs.promises.rename(temp_models_path, models_path)
-
+    await fs.promises.rename(temp_models_path, models_path);
+    
     // next add the models
     let res = await this.cores[core].add(...models)
     return res