diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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index 0000000..fa5afa9
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+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Build Stage 1
+# This build created a staging docker image 
+#
+FROM node:10.15.2-alpine AS appbuild
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+COPY package.json ./
+RUN npm install
+COPY . .
+EXPOSE 3000
+CMD npm start
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dc6566b..9240e4d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,6 +54,21 @@ Access the page by going to localhost:3000
 npm test
 ```
 
+### How to run the server in Docker / Docker-compose
+
+Build the container
+```
+docker-compose build
+```
+
+Run the application in Docker.
+
+```
+docker-compose up -d
+```
+The container will expose port 3000 
+
+
 ---
 
 ### How it works
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+version: '3'
+services:
+  vynchronize:
+    #image: vynchronize
+    build: .
+    container_name: vynchronize
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 1
+      restart_policy:
+        condition: any
+    environment:
+      - YT3_API_KEY
+      - DM_API_KEY
+    ports:
+      - 3000:3000
+    healthcheck:
+      interval: 1m30s
+      retries: 3
+      test:
+      - CMD
+      - curl
+      - -f
+      - http://localhost
+      timeout: 10s
+    
+