diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6034042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Dockerfile
+.dockerignore
+.git
+.gitignore
+.gitattributes
+README.md
+.npmrc
+.prettierrc
+.eslintrc.cjs
+.graphqlrc
+.editorconfig
+.vscode
+node_modules
+build
+package
+**/.env
+.env*
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f11d57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+ARG NODE_VERSION=24.6.0
+
+FROM node:${NODE_VERSION}-alpine AS builder
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY package*.json ./
+RUN --mount=type=bind,source=package.json,target=package.json \
+    --mount=type=bind,source=package-lock.json,target=package-lock.json \
+    --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.npm \
+    npm ci
+COPY . .
+RUN npm prune --production
+
+FROM node:${NODE_VERSION}-alpine
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules node_modules/
+COPY --from=builder /app/index.js .
+USER node
+EXPOSE 12345
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+CMD [ "node", "."]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index adda98d..3d7805a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
   "type": "module",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "node index.js"
+    "dev": "node index.js",
+    "docker-build": "docker build -t jeopardyserver ."
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "ws": "^8.18.3"