diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ab5314
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+FROM python:3.9
+
+WORKDIR /postit
+
+COPY requirements.txt .
+
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+EXPOSE 8000
+
+CMD ["python", "manage.py", "runserver", "0.0.0.0:8000"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3535b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+services:
+  db:
+    image: postgres
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+  web:
+    build: .
+    command: python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
+    volumes:
+      - .:/postit
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+    environment:
+      - SECRET_KEY=${SECRET_KEY}
+      - DB_NAME=${DB_NAME}
+      - DB_USER=${DB_USER}
+      - DB_PASSWORD=${DB_PASSWORD}
+      - DB_HOST=${DB_HOST}
+      - DB_PORT=${DB_PORT}
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+    tty: true
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0276063
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+services:
+  db:
+    image: postgres
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
+  web:
+    build: .
+    command: python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
+    volumes:
+      - .:/postit
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+    environment:
+      - SECRET_KEY=${SECRET_KEY}
+      - DB_NAME=${DB_NAME}
+      - DB_USER=${DB_USER}
+      - DB_PASSWORD=${DB_PASSWORD}
+      - DB_HOST=${DB_HOST}
+      - DB_PORT=${DB_PORT}
+    tty: true
diff --git a/post_it_backend/settings.py b/post_it_backend/settings.py
index 4d681ee..ce985c9 100644
--- a/post_it_backend/settings.py
+++ b/post_it_backend/settings.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 
 env = environ.Env()
-environ.Env.read_env(env_file=str(BASE_DIR) + '/.env')
 
 # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/howto/deployment/checklist/
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 99b9950..d34b032 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-django
-djangorestframework
-psycopg2
-django-environ
-pylint
-flake8
-pylint-django
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+Django==4.2.6
+django-environ==0.11.2
+djangorestframework==3.14.0
+flake8==6.1.0
+psycopg2==2.9.9
+pylint==3.0.2
+pylint-django==2.5.5
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