diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa3a93b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Dockerfile
+.dockerignore
+node_modules
+npm-debug.log
+dist
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e97a6e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+ARG NODE_ENV=production
+ARG NODE_VERSION=22
+
+# Base image
+FROM node:${NODE_VERSION}
+
+# Create app directory
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+# A wildcard is used to ensure both package.json AND package-lock.json are copied
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+# Install app dependencies
+RUN npm ci --ignore-scripts
+
+# Bundle app source
+COPY . .
+
+# Prisma
+RUN npx prisma generate
+
+# Creates a "dist" folder with the production build
+RUN npm run build
+
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+# Start the server using the production build
+CMD [ "node", "dist/main.js" ]
diff --git a/captain-definition b/captain-definition
index d920716..0e14f82 100644
--- a/captain-definition
+++ b/captain-definition
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
   "schemaVersion": 2,
-  "templateId": "node/22.8"
+  "dockerfilePath": "./Dockerfile"
 }