diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7d6600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.git
+healthr
+healthr.db
diff --git a/Containerfile b/Containerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9c8d26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Containerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+FROM golang:alpine AS backend_build
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY go.mod ./
+RUN go mod download
+
+COPY . .
+
+RUN go build -o /healthr
+
+FROM alpine:edge AS backend
+
+COPY --from=backend_build /healthr /healthr
+
+EXPOSE 8090
+
+CMD [ "/healthr" ]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7331561
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+services:
+  healthr:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Containerfile
+    ports:
+      - 8090:8090
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 8c70fe7..ce6bd84 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package main
 
-import "log"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+)
 
 func main() {
 	var db Database = &SqliteDatabase{}
@@ -9,5 +12,7 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("There was an error initializing the database %w", err)
 	}
+
+	fmt.Println("Starting healthr webserver.")
 	webServer(db)
 }