diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 37b062314..bcbeb5adf 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 node_modules/
 
-.git
-.gitattributes
-.gitignore
+test/
+dist/
+.app/
+
+.github
 .editorconfig
 
 .dockerignore
 Dockerfile
 docker-compose.yml
-
-*.md
-Quotes.txt
-netscript_tests/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a09c1659
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Stage 1: Build the application
+FROM node:lts-alpine AS builder
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install necessary tools, including git
+RUN apk update && \
+    apk add --no-cache git && \
+    apk add bash
+
+# Copy dependencies
+COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
+COPY tools/ ./tools
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN npm ci
+
+# Copy source code
+COPY . .
+
+# Build the application
+# Pass the build mode as a build argument
+ARG BUILD_MODE
+# Use shell logic to determine which version to install
+RUN if [ "$BUILD_MODE" = "dev" ]; then \
+    echo "Installing development version"; \
+    npm run build:dev; \
+    else \
+    echo "Installing production version"; \
+    npm run build; \
+    fi
+
+# Stage 2: Serve the application using Nginx
+FROM nginx:stable-alpine AS runtime
+
+# Security optimizations
+RUN chmod -R 644 /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+
+# Copy the built application from the builder stage
+COPY --from=builder /app/.app /usr/share/nginx/html
+
+# Set permissions for security
+RUN chmod -R 755 /usr/share/nginx/html
+
+# Expose port
+EXPOSE 80
+
+# Start Nginx
+CMD ["nginx", "-g", "daemon off;"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eb1347e6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+version: "3.8"
+
+services:
+  bitburner-app:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+      args:
+        BUILD_MODE: production # Pass the build mode to the Dockerfile
+    ports:
+      - "8080:80" # Map port 8080 on the host to port 80 in the container
+    restart: unless-stopped