diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbaa6be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+FROM node:15
+
+# Change working directory
+WORKDIR "/app"
+
+# Copy package.json and package-lock.json
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+# Install npm production packages 
+RUN npm install --production
+
+COPY . /app
+
+EXPOSE 3100
+
+USER node
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["npm", "start"]
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f5fe27e..7976ad7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "An API centric news server. Uses Sequelize and mariaDB by default.",
   "main": "server/server.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "pm2 start server/server.js --watch",
+    "start": "node server/server.js",
     "dev": "npm run watch:server",
     "watch:server": "nodemon . --ext js,jsx,json --ignore 'node_modules/*'"
   },