diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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index 0000000..944c04e
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+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# Stage 1: Build
+FROM golang:1.23 AS builder
+
+# Set the working directory inside the container
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# volume for nkode.db
+VOLUME /app/data/sqlite
+VOLUME /app/data/icons
+
+# Copy go.mod and go.sum files
+COPY go.mod go.sum ./
+
+# Download all dependencies
+RUN go mod download
+
+# Copy the rest of the application code
+COPY . .
+
+# Build the application
+RUN go build
+
+# Stage 2: Runtime
+FROM debian:bookworm-slim
+
+#ENV FRONTEND_HOST=https://app.nkode.tech
+ENV FRONTEND_HOST=http://localhost:8090
+ENV SVG_DIR=/app/data/icons
+ENV DB_PATH=/app/data/sqlite/nkode.db
+ENV SQLITE_DB=/app/data/sqlite/nkode.db
+# Set the working directory inside the runtime container
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the compiled Go binary from the builder stage
+COPY --from=builder /app/go-nkode .
+
+# Expose the port the application will run on
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+# Command to run the application
+CMD ["./go-nkode"]
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c9e9eaf..009e681 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1 +1,15 @@
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+# Go nKode
+
+A golang implementation of nKode
+
+## env var
+
+```.env
+
+LOCAL=true # todo: remove this
+FRONTEND_HOST=https://app.nkode.tech # localhost:8080
+SVG_DIR=/path/to/go-nkode/core/sqlite-init/flaticon_colored_svgs
+DB_PATH=/path/to/nkode.db # todo: remove this
+SQLITE_DB=/path/to/nkode.db
+JWT_SECRET= # openssl rand -base64 64
+```
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diff --git a/docker_build.sh b/docker_build.sh
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+++ b/docker_build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+docker build -t go-nkode .
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diff --git a/docker_run.sh b/docker_run.sh
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+++ b/docker_run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+docker run --name go-nkode -p 8080:8080 \
+  -v /Users/donov/databases/:/app/data/sqlite \
+  -v /Users/donov/Desktop/go-nkode/core/sqlite-init/flaticon_colored_svgs/:/app/data/icons \
+  -e JWT_SECRET=cab2f6a968c2a11601bb33c41c5940b7 \
+  go-nkode
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diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 3cd15cf..4299b89 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func main() {
 	mux.Handle(core.RefreshToken, &handler)
 	mux.Handle(core.ResetNKode, &handler)
 	fmt.Println("Running on localhost:8080...")
-	log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe("localhost:8080", corsMiddleware(mux)))
+	log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(":8080", corsMiddleware(mux)))
 }
 
 func corsMiddleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {