diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdf1c1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+node_modules
+.next
+dist
+.git
+.github
+.vscode
+.env
+.env.local
+.env.development.local
+.env.test.local
+.env.production.local
+README.md
+.gitignore
+.eslintrc.json
+.bolt
+
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1aec27e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+FROM node:18-alpine AS base
+
+# Install dependencies only when needed
+FROM base AS deps
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy package.json and package-lock.json
+COPY package.json package-lock.json* ./
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN npm ci
+
+# Rebuild the source code only when needed
+FROM base AS builder
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+COPY . .
+
+# Next.js collects completely anonymous telemetry data about general usage.
+# Learn more here: https://nextjs.org/telemetry
+# Uncomment the following line to disable telemetry during the build.
+ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED 1
+
+# Build the application
+RUN npm run build
+
+# Production image, copy all the files and run next
+FROM base AS runner
+WORKDIR /app
+
+ENV NODE_ENV production
+ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED 1
+
+RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nodejs
+RUN adduser --system --uid 1001 nextjs
+
+COPY --from=builder /app/dist ./dist
+COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public
+COPY --from=builder /app/package.json ./package.json
+COPY --from=builder /app/next.config.js ./next.config.js
+
+# Set the correct permission for prerender cache
+RUN mkdir .next
+RUN chown nextjs:nodejs .next
+
+# Automatically leverage output traces to reduce image size
+# https://nextjs.org/docs/advanced-features/output-file-tracing
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/dist/standalone ./
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/dist/static ./dist/static
+
+USER nextjs
+
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+ENV PORT 3000
+
+# Start the application
+CMD ["node", "server.js"]
+
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4f9066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+services:
+  vultr-dns-manager:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      - NODE_ENV=production
+      # You can add other environment variables here if needed
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "wget", "--no-verbose", "--tries=1", "--spider", "http://localhost:3000"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 10s
+    volumes:
+      # Optional: Mount a volume for persistent data if needed
+      - vultr-dns-manager-data:/app/.next/cache
+
+volumes:
+  vultr-dns-manager-data:
+
diff --git a/next.config.js b/next.config.js
index 2fcdde1..cd1c953 100644
--- a/next.config.js
+++ b/next.config.js
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 /** @type {import('next').NextConfig} */
 const nextConfig = {
-  // Remove output: 'export' to allow dynamic API routes
   distDir: 'dist',
   eslint: {
     ignoreDuringBuilds: true,
   },
-  images: { unoptimized: true }
-  // Removed experimental.appDir as it's now enabled by default
+  images: { unoptimized: true },
+  output: 'standalone',
 };
 
 module.exports = nextConfig;