diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..300a676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Ignore dependencies, we install them in the container
+node_modules
+
+# Ignore local environment files
+.env
+
+# Ignore Docker related files
+Dockerfile
+.dockerignore
+
+# Ignore logs
+npm-debug.log
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index aa2b1ce..7934f45 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-PORT=3000
 RA_USER=your_retroachievements_username
 RA_KEY=your_retroachievements_api_key
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c005fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+FROM node:20-alpine
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+RUN npm install --production
+
+COPY backend/ ./backend/
+COPY public/ ./public/
+
+EXPOSE 8090
+
+CMD ["node", "backend/server.js"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/server.js b/backend/server.js
index 5414e26..dc1a57a 100644
--- a/backend/server.js
+++ b/backend/server.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 // Create Express app and HTTP server
 const app = express();
 const server = http.createServer(app);
-const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+const PORT = 8090;
 // Middleware to parse JSON requests
 app.use(express.json());
 app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));