diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Build Stage
+FROM rust:1.85-bookworm AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Cache dependencies
+# We create a dummy project to build only dependencies
+RUN cargo new --bin blog_cms
+COPY Cargo.toml Cargo.lock ./
+RUN cargo build --release
+RUN rm src/*.rs
+
+# Copy real source
+COPY src ./src
+COPY templates ./templates
+
+# The templates are needed during compilation by askama
+# Rebuild the real source
+RUN touch src/main.rs && cargo build --release
+
+# Final Stage
+FROM debian:bookworm-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install runtime dependencies (like SSL certificates and sqlite)
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    ca-certificates \
+    libsqlite3-0 \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy the binary from the builder
+COPY --from=builder /app/target/release/blog_cms .
+
+# Create directory for attachments and database
+RUN mkdir -p attachments
+
+# Default environment variables
+ENV PORT=3000
+ENV DATABASE_URL=sqlite:///app/data.db
+
+# Expose the application port
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+# Start the application
+CMD ["./blog_cms"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ sqlx database create
 ```
 *(Optionally run migrations if any exist: `sqlx migrate run`)*
 
+
 ## Running the app
 
 To start the server, simply run:
@@ -36,3 +37,34 @@ cargo run
 ```
 
 Then, open your web browser and navigate to `http://localhost:3000` (or whichever port you configured).
+
+## Run with Docker
+
+You can also run this project using Docker.
+
+### Using Docker Compose (Recommended)
+
+To start the application and its dependencies (like the database and attachment storage):
+
+```bash
+docker-compose up -d --build
+```
+
+The application will be accessible at `http://localhost:3000`. Persistent data (the database and attachments) will be stored in the local directory.
+
+### Using Docker Directly
+
+1. Build the image:
+   ```bash
+   docker build -t blog-cms .
+   ```
+
+2. Run the container:
+   ```bash
+   docker run -d \
+     -p 3000:3000 \
+     -v $(pwd)/data.db:/app/data.db \
+     -v $(pwd)/attachments:/app/attachments \
+     --name blog-cms \
+     blog-cms
+   ```
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: '3.8'
+services:
+  blog:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+    environment:
+      - PORT=3000
+      - DATABASE_URL=sqlite:///app/data.db
+    volumes:
+      - ./data.db:/app/data.db
+      - ./attachments:/app/attachments
+    restart: always