diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16579ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+Dockerfile
+.dockerignore
+node_modules
+npm-debug.log
+README.md
+.next
+docker
+.git
+.env
+.env.local
+.env.development
+.env.test
+.env.production
+.vscode
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diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 3570785..a8cffff 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,2 +1,12 @@
 POLAR_API_BASE_URL=https://api.polar.sh/v1
-LANGBASE_API_KEY="your_langbase_api_key_here"
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+LANGBASE_API_KEY=your_langbase_api_key_here
+
+DATABASE_URL=your_database_connection_string_here
+NEXTAUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000
+NEXTAUTH_SECRET=your_nextauth_secret_here
+
+EMAIL_SERVER_HOST=smtp.example.com
+EMAIL_SERVER_PORT=587
+EMAIL_SERVER_USER=your_email_user
+EMAIL_SERVER_PASSWORD=your_email_password
+EMAIL_FROM=example@example.com
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cc351d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+FROM node:20-alpine AS base
+
+# Install dependencies only when needed
+FROM base AS deps
+# Check https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/tree/b4117f9333da4138b03a546ec926ef50a31506c3#nodealpine to understand why libc6-compat might be needed.
+RUN apk add --no-cache libc6-compat
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install dependencies based on the preferred package manager
+COPY package.json yarn.lock* package-lock.json* pnpm-lock.yaml* .npmrc* ./
+RUN \
+  if [ -f yarn.lock ]; then yarn --frozen-lockfile; \
+  elif [ -f package-lock.json ]; then npm ci; \
+  elif [ -f pnpm-lock.yaml ]; then corepack enable pnpm && pnpm i --frozen-lockfile; \
+  else echo "Lockfile not found." && exit 1; \
+  fi
+
+
+# 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 in case you want to disable telemetry during the build.
+# ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
+ENV BUILD_STANDALONE=true
+
+RUN npx prisma generate
+
+RUN \
+  if [ -f yarn.lock ]; then yarn run build; \
+  elif [ -f package-lock.json ]; then npm run build; \
+  elif [ -f pnpm-lock.yaml ]; then corepack enable pnpm && pnpm run build; \
+  else echo "Lockfile not found." && exit 1; \
+  fi
+
+# Production image, copy all the files and run next
+FROM base AS runner
+WORKDIR /app
+
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+# Uncomment the following line in case you want to disable telemetry during runtime.
+# ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
+
+RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nodejs
+RUN adduser --system --uid 1001 nextjs
+
+COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public
+
+# Automatically leverage output traces to reduce image size
+# https://nextjs.org/docs/advanced-features/output-file-tracing
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/standalone ./
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/static ./.next/static
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/prisma ./prisma
+
+USER nextjs
+
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+ENV PORT=3000
+
+# server.js is created by next build from the standalone output
+# https://nextjs.org/docs/pages/api-reference/config/next-config-js/output
+ENV HOSTNAME="0.0.0.0"
+CMD ["node", "server.js"]
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71c19e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+services:
+  laminarflow:
+    container_name: laminarflow
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+    env_file:
+      # All runtime environment variables
+      - .env
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    # Optional: if you need to persist any data
+    # volumes:
+    #   - ./data:/app/data
+
+    # Optional: healthcheck to ensure the app is running
+    healthcheck:
+      test:
+        [
+          "CMD",
+          "node",
+          "-e",
+          "require('http').get('http://localhost:3000', (res) => process.exit(res.statusCode === 200 ? 0 : 1))",
+        ]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
diff --git a/next.config.js b/next.config.js
index f9e4652..b9e0aa5 100644
--- a/next.config.js
+++ b/next.config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /** @type {import('next').NextConfig} */
 const nextConfig = {
+  output: process.env.BUILD_STANDALONE === "true" ? "standalone" : undefined,
   eslint: {
     ignoreDuringBuilds: true,
   },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5c12c0e..b9a574d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "next dev",
-    "build": "prisma generate && DISABLE_ESLINT_PLUGIN=true next build",
+    "build": "next build",
     "start": "next start",
     "lint": "next lint",
-    "postinstall": "prisma generate"
+    "prisma:generate": "prisma generate"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@arcjet/inspect": "1.0.0-beta.6",