diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e69de29b..79c4cfed 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+FROM node:20-alpine
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy yarn.lock and package.json to cache package installs
+COPY web/package.json web/yarn.lock ./web/
+
+# Install dependencies inside the container
+RUN cd web && yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+
+# Copy the rest of the application files
+COPY . .
+
+# Expose Vite's default dev server port
+EXPOSE 5173
+
+# Start the dev server listening on all host interfaces
+CMD ["yarn", "--cwd", "web", "dev", "--host"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9210b5ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+services:
+  web:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    container_name: personal-security-checklist-web
+    ports:
+      - "5173:5173"
+    volumes:
+      - .:/app
+      - /app/web/node_modules
+    environment:
+      - NODE_ENV=development