diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b26a93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+node_modules
+debug.log
+.git
+.gitignore
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f06070
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+node_modules
+simpleledger.db
+debug.log
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e73d8a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Use an official Node.js runtime as a parent image
+FROM node:18-alpine
+
+# Set the working directory in the container
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+# Copy package.json and package-lock.json to the working directory
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+# Install app dependencies
+RUN npm install
+
+# Copy the rest of the application files to the working directory
+COPY . .
+
+# Make port 3000 available to the world outside this container
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+# Define the command to run your app
+CMD [ "node", "server.js" ]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..214b0d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+services:
+ app:
+ build: .
+ ports:
+ - "3001:3000"
+ volumes:
+ - ./ledger_db:/usr/src/app/data
+
+volumes:
+ ledger_db:
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index c190f00..185496d 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@
SimpleLedger - Your Personal Bookkeeper
-
-
+