diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8aefbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+node_modules/
+LICENSE
+README.md
+package-lock.json
+yarn.lock
diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 21273ee..9ca911d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -2,28 +2,29 @@ name: Go
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: ["v2"]
+    branches: [ "v2" ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: ["v2"]
+    branches: [ "v2" ]
 
 jobs:
+
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
-        with:
-          go-version: "1.23"
+    - name: Set up Go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+      with:
+        go-version: '1.20'
 
-      - name: Build
-        run: go build -v ./..
+    - name: Build
+      run: go build -v ./.
 
-      - name: Upload a Build Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3.1.3
-        with:
-          # Artifact name
-          name: "catApi"
-          # A file, directory or wildcard pattern that describes what to upload
-          path: "catApi"
+    - name: Upload a Build Artifact
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3.1.3
+      with:
+        # Artifact name
+        name: "catApi"
+        # A file, directory or wildcard pattern that describes what to upload
+        path: "catApi"
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7640399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+FROM node:17
+
+# Set working directory 
+WORKDIR /opt/catApi
+# and copy files into that directory 
+COPY . ./
+
+RUN npm install -g npm@8 && npm install --save-dev
+
+CMD npm start
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdf6df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+## DO NOT USE ##
+services:
+  catweb:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "${PORT}:${PORT}"
+    command: npm start
+    container_name: catApi
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    volumes:
+      - type: bind
+        source: ./images
+        target: /opt/catApi/images
+      - type: bind
+        source: ./.env
+        target: /opt/catApi/.env
+    tmpfs: /tmp # temp files such are stored here
+    working_dir: /opt/catApi
+    tty: true
+    environment:
+      - NODE_ENV=production # for production
+      - LOG_LEVEL=debug # debug, info, warn, error
+      - FORCE_COLOR=3 # force color output