diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..382a6d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+node_modules
+.git
+.gitignore
+*.md
+.env*
+.next
+dist
+build
+coverage
+.nyc_output
+*.log
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+.claude
+.workflow
+.eureka-active-session
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce8667f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+FROM node:20-alpine3.18 AS base
+
+FROM base AS deps
+RUN apk add --no-cache libc6-compat openssl1.1-compat
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY package.json package-lock.json* ./
+COPY prisma ./prisma/
+RUN npm ci
+ENV DATABASE_URL="file:./placeholder.db"
+RUN npx prisma generate
+
+FROM base AS builder
+RUN apk add --no-cache openssl1.1-compat
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+COPY . .
+ENV DATABASE_URL="file:./placeholder.db"
+RUN npx prisma generate
+ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
+RUN npm run build
+
+FROM base AS runner
+RUN apk add --no-cache openssl1.1-compat
+WORKDIR /app
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nodejs
+RUN adduser --system --uid 1001 nextjs
+COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public
+COPY --from=builder /app/.next/standalone ./
+COPY --from=builder /app/.next/static ./.next/static
+COPY --from=builder /app/prisma ./prisma
+COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules/.prisma ./node_modules/.prisma
+COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules/@prisma ./node_modules/@prisma
+USER nextjs
+EXPOSE 3000
+ENV PORT=3000 HOSTNAME="0.0.0.0"
+CMD ["node", "server.js"]
diff --git a/next.config.ts b/next.config.ts
index e9ffa30..225e495 100644
--- a/next.config.ts
+++ b/next.config.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { NextConfig } from "next";
 
 const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
-  /* config options here */
+  output: 'standalone',
 };
 
 export default nextConfig;