diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
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+tech-assignment-data
+node_modules
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+FROM node:20-bookworm-slim
+LABEL authors="werring"
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+COPY package*.json .
+
+RUN npm ci
+
+COPY . .
+
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+CMD ["npm", "run", "start:prod"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+services:
+  api:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "3001:3000"
+    command: "npm run start:dev"
+  database:
+    image: "mysql:8"
+    command: --default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password
+    restart: always
+    environment:
+      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: myfreight
+    ports:
+      - 13306:3306
+    volumes:
+      - "./database/lib:/var/lib/mysql"
+      - "./database/entrypoint:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d"