diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# Use an official Python runtime as a base image
+FROM python:3.13.5-slim-bookworm
+
+# Set environment variables
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
+
+# Set work directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install system dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y build-essential libpq-dev && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install Python dependencies
+COPY requirements.txt /app/
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip && pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy project
+COPY . /app/
+
+# Run migrations & collect static in production (optional)
+# CMD ["python", "manage.py", "migrate"] && ["python", "manage.py", "collectstatic", "--noinput"]
+
+# Command to run the server
+# CMD ["gunicorn", "freekake_api.wsgi:application", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:8000"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+services:
+
+  web:
+    build: 
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: ./Dockerfile
+    # command: gunicorn freekake_api.wsgi:application --bind 0.0.0.0:8000
+    command: sh -c "gunicorn freekake_api.wsgi:application --bind 0.0.0.0:8000"
+    volumes:
+      - .:/app
+      - static_volume:/app/static
+    expose:
+      - "8000"
+
+  nginx:
+    image: nginx:1.28-bookworm
+    ports:
+      - "80:80"
+    volumes:
+      - ./nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+      - static_volume:/static
+    depends_on:
+      - web
+
+volumes:
+  static_volume:
diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
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+# nginx.conf
+client_max_body_size 8M;
+
+upstream django_app {
+    server freekake_api:8000;
+}
+
+server {
+    listen 80;
+
+    access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log;
+    error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log;
+    client_max_body_size 50M;
+
+    location / {
+        proxy_pass http://web:8000;
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_redirect off;
+    }
+
+    # OPTIONAL: serve static files if needed
+    location /static/ {
+        alias /static/;
+    }
+
+    location /media/ {
+        alias /media/;
+    }
+}