diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..870d3590e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Compiled output
+dist
+node_modules
+
+
+# Test directory
+test
+
+# Files that not needed for the application itself
+.eslintrc.js
+.gitignore
+
+README.md
+
+# IDEs
+.vscode
+
+# Git files
+.git
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8ec6a904d..2130ec892 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ lerna-debug.log*
 *.launch
 .settings/
 *.sublime-workspace
+package-lock.json
 
 # IDE - VSCode
 .vscode/*
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5a783fcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+FROM node:12.16.3-alpine
+WORKDIR app
+COPY package*.json ./
+RUN npm install
+COPY . .
+RUN npm run build
+USER node
+EXPOSE 4000
+ENTRYPOINT ["node", "dist/main.js"]
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d57dd9c9f..09958f383 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     "@nestjs/jwt": "^7.2.0",
     "@nestjs/passport": "^7.1.0",
     "@nestjs/platform-express": "^7.5.1",
+    "dockerfile_lint": "^0.3.4",
     "helmet": "^4.2.0",
     "passport": "^0.4.1",
     "passport-http": "^0.3.0",