diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..919537b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+./node_modules
+
+Dockerfile
+
+.dockerignore
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8003ee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Install the app dependencies in a full UBI Node docker image
+FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/nodejs-20:latest
+
+# Copy package.json
+COPY package*.json ./
+COPY ./ ./
+
+USER 0
+
+# Install npm packages
+RUN npm install
+
+ENV NODE_ENV production
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+CMD ["npm", "start"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 73b94d4..0a3e54c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@
     "tracing.js",
     "public",
     "bin",
-    "LICENSE"
+    "LICENSE",
+    "Dockerfile",
+    ".dockerignore"
   ],
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/nodeshift-starters/nodejs-rest-http/issues"