diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index e69de29..9ae11e9 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Use the official Python image with Python 3.10
+FROM python:3.10
+
+# Set the working directory to /app
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the server files and requirements.txt into the container at /app
+COPY ../server/ ../requirements.txt /app/
+
+# Install any needed packages specified in requirements.txt
+RUN pip install --trusted-host pypi.python.org -r requirements.txt
+
+# Expose port 5000 for the Flask app to listen on
+EXPOSE 5000
+
+# Define environment variable for Flask to run in production mode
+ENV FLASK_ENV=production
+
+# Run the Flask app
+CMD ["python", "server_api.py"]
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose.yml
index e69de29..e22e9cd 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+version: '3'
+services:
+  db:
+    image: mariadb:latest
+    container_name: mariadb-container
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+      
+    ports:
+      - "3306:3306"  # Map MariaDB port to host if needed
+    volumes:
+      - ./db:/var/lib/mysql  # Mount a volume for MariaDB data
+
+  app:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    ports:
+      - "5000:5000"
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+    depends_on:
+      - db