diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+node_modules/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
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+FROM node:current-alpine3.19
+
+RUN mkdir -p /app
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY package.json ./package.json
+COPY package-lock.json ./package-lock.json
+
+RUN apk add --update python3 make g++\
+&& rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
+RUN apk add --no-cache bash
+
+RUN yarn add dotenv
+RUN yarn -python=python3
+
+COPY . /app
+
+CMD ["yarn", "run", "start"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+services:
+  api:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: ./Dockerfile
+    command: ["yarn", "run", "start"]
+    ports:
+      - "3001:3001"
+    volumes:
+      - .:/AlgorithmWikiAPI
+    env_file:
+      - .env