diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c212cdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+node_modules/
+data/
+dockerfile
+
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 72f5330..0fefe32 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# Logs
-logs
 *.log
 npm-debug.log*
 yarn-debug.log*
@@ -116,4 +114,6 @@ dist
 .pnp.*
 
 uploads/
-temp/
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+temp/
+#Volumes
+data/
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8786202
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+version: '3'
+services:
+    db:
+        image: mysql
+        environment: 
+            MYSQL_USER: 'root'
+            MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: 'root'
+            MYSQL_DATABASE: 'bonafide'
+        ports:
+            - '3305:3306'
+        cap_add:
+            - SYS_NICE 
+        #can uncomment to persist data
+        # volumes: 
+        #     - ./data/:/var/lib/mysql
+
+    portal:
+        build: ./
+        ports:
+            - '3000:3000'
+            - '3001:3001'
+        depends_on: 
+            - db
+        stdin_open: true
+        # can uncomment volumes if changes to be reflected without rebuilding image
+        # volumes:
+        #     - ./:/usr/src/app
+        
diff --git a/dockerfile b/dockerfile
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..55bc9af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+FROM node
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+COPY . . 
+# to prevent seeding give no arguments
+ENTRYPOINT ["./start.sh","seed"]
+
diff --git a/env/.env.example b/env/.env.example
index 87f9c15..f3f5345 100644
--- a/env/.env.example
+++ b/env/.env.example
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 DB_HOST=localhost
+
+#docker
+#DB_HOST=db
+#DB_PASS=root
+
 DB_USER=root
 DB_PASS=your_pass_here
 DB_NAME=bonafide
@@ -15,4 +20,4 @@ JWT_SECRET=secret_key
 
 EMAIL=youremail@gmail.com
 PASS=yourpassword
-SENDGRID_API_KEY=<your api key>
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+SENDGRID_API_KEY=<your api key>
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2538e88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+echo "waiting for mysql to be setup"
+
+while :
+do
+(echo -n > /dev/tcp/localhost/3306) > /dev/null 2>&1
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]
+then
+echo "Mysql setup completed setting up web app"
+npm i
+npm i -g pm2
+if [ "$1" = "seed" ]
+then
+cd database
+node seed.js
+cd ..
+fi
+./deploy.sh deploy
+cd public/
+npm i
+npm start
+break
+fi 
+sleep 1
+done
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