diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e526e93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+Dockerfile
+.dockerignore
+node_modules
+npm-debug.log
+README.md
+.next
+.git
+.gitignore
+*.md
+.env
+.env.local
+.env.development.local
+.env.test.local
+.env.production.local
+.DS_Store
+dist
diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 6ef22b9..00e4fa4 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Meal Planner - Elderly Care Home Meal Ordering System
-# SQLite database is stored locally at ./payload.db
+# SQLite database is stored locally at ./meal-planner.db
 # No DATABASE_URL needed for SQLite file-based storage
 
 PAYLOAD_SECRET=your-secret-key-change-in-production
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cb2fff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+FROM node:20-alpine AS base
+
+# Install dependencies only when needed
+FROM base AS deps
+RUN apk add --no-cache libc6-compat
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install pnpm
+RUN corepack enable && corepack prepare pnpm@latest --activate
+
+# Copy package files
+COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml ./
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+
+# Rebuild the source code only when needed
+FROM base AS builder
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install pnpm
+RUN corepack enable && corepack prepare pnpm@latest --activate
+
+COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+COPY . .
+
+# Generate Payload types
+RUN pnpm generate:types
+
+# Build the application
+RUN pnpm build
+
+# Production image, copy all the files and run next
+FROM base AS runner
+WORKDIR /app
+
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+
+RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nodejs
+RUN adduser --system --uid 1001 nextjs
+
+COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public
+
+# Set the correct permission for prerender cache
+RUN mkdir .next
+RUN chown nextjs:nodejs .next
+
+# Automatically leverage output traces to reduce image size
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/standalone ./
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/static ./.next/static
+
+USER nextjs
+
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+ENV PORT=3000
+ENV HOSTNAME="0.0.0.0"
+
+CMD ["node", "server.js"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a183f75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  postgresql:
+    image: postgres:16-alpine
+    container_name: meal-planner-postgres
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_DB: payload-example-multi-tenant
+      POSTGRES_USER: postgres
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
+    ports:
+      - "5433:5432"
+    volumes:
+      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    networks:
+      - meal-planner-network
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U postgres"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+
+  minio:
+    image: minio/minio:latest
+    container_name: meal-planner-minio
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    command: server /data --console-address ":9001"
+    environment:
+      MINIO_ROOT_USER: minioadmin
+      MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD: minioadmin
+    ports:
+      - "9100:9000"
+      - "9101:9001"
+    volumes:
+      - minio_data:/data
+    networks:
+      - meal-planner-network
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "mc", "ready", "local"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+
+  app:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    container_name: meal-planner-app
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      DATABASE_URI: postgres://postgres:postgres@postgresql:5432/payload-example-multi-tenant
+      PAYLOAD_SECRET: e0d8e16cc9b401535ecf6c6f
+      PAYLOAD_PUBLIC_SERVER_URL: http://localhost:3100
+      SEED_DB: "true"
+      NODE_ENV: production
+    ports:
+      - "3100:3000"
+    depends_on:
+      postgresql:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      minio:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    networks:
+      - meal-planner-network
+
+volumes:
+  postgres_data:
+  minio_data:
+
+networks:
+  meal-planner-network:
+    driver: bridge