diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 77e31a2..dfd4ec7 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ node_modules
 npm-debug.log
 
 # Docker files
-Dockerfile
-docker-compose.yml
 .dockerignore
 
 # Other
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 414acc6..b488bd7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,6 +8,4 @@ node_modules/
 *.log 
 
 # Docker Files
-Dockerfile
-docker-compose.yml
-discord-bot.tar
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+discord-bot.tar
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad1a46c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Use Node.js LTS version
+FROM node:20-slim
+
+# Create app directory
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+# Copy package files
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN npm install
+
+# Copy source code
+COPY . .
+
+# Start the bot
+CMD [ "node", "index.js" ] 
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6665a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  discord-bot:
+    build: .
+    container_name: discord-bot
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    env_file:
+      - .env 
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