diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
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+# Ignore node_modules — let Docker install fresh inside the image
+node_modules
+
+# Ignore environment files (not needed inside build context)
+.env
+.env.*
+
+
+
+# OS-specific
+.DS_Store
+
+# Git stuff
+.git
+.gitignore
+
+
+
+
+# Build artifacts
+.next
+dist
+out
+
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
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+FROM node:20-alpine
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY package*.json ./
+RUN npm install
+
+COPY . .
+
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+CMD ["npm", "run", "dev"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+++ b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: "3.8"
+
+services:
+  app:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+    env_file:
+      - .env.local
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+    volumes:
+      - .:/app
+      - /app/node_modules
+    command: >
+      sh -c "npx drizzle-kit push && npm run dev"
+
+  db:
+    image: postgres:15
+    restart: always
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: postgres
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
+      POSTGRES_DB: tweakcn
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
+    volumes:
+      - pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+
+volumes:
+  pgdata: