diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d16fd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+node_modules
+.git
+.next
+.env*
+README.md
+.docker
+docker-compose.dev.yml
+docker/
+drizzle/
+*.log
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb5fa4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Stage 1: Install dependencies
+FROM node:20-alpine AS deps
+RUN corepack enable && apk add --no-cache libc6-compat
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml ./
+RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+
+# Stage 2: Build the app
+FROM node:20-alpine AS builder
+RUN corepack enable && apk add --no-cache libc6-compat openssl
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+COPY . .
+RUN pnpm build
+
+# Stage 3: Production runner
+FROM node:20-alpine AS runner
+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 --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/standalone ./
+COPY --from=builder /app/.next/static .next/static
+USER nextjs
+EXPOSE 3000
+ENV PORT=3000
+ENV HOSTNAME="0.0.0.0"
+CMD ["node", "server.js"]
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diff --git a/next.config.ts b/next.config.ts
index e9ffa30..de2d453 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;
+export default nextConfig;
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