diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..699e7c924
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+**/node_modules
+**/.next
+.git
+.gitconfig
+.gitignore
+.github
+**/README.md
+**/.vscode
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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index 000000000..a39600324
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+FROM node:12.18-alpine
+
+COPY . /app
+WORKDIR /app
+
+RUN yarn && \
+  yarn build
+
+CMD yarn start
diff --git a/Dockerfile.local b/Dockerfile.local
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index 000000000..474705136
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile.local
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+FROM node:12.18-alpine
+
+COPY . /app
+WORKDIR /app
+
+RUN yarn
+
+CMD yarn dev
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4b5c883b2..15c5f3bda 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,30 +1,13 @@
-This is a [Next.js](https://nextjs.org/) project bootstrapped with [`create-next-app`](https://github.com/vercel/next.js/tree/canary/packages/create-next-app).
+# Overseerr
 
-## Getting Started
+A thing for requesting things
 
-First, run the development server:
+## Development
 
-```bash
-npm run dev
-# or
-yarn dev
-```
+You can develop Overseer entirely in docker. Make sure you have [Docker Desktop](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop) installed before continuing.
 
-Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) with your browser to see the result.
+1. Make sure you have [Docker Desktop](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop) installed.
+2. Run `docker-compose up -d` to start the server
+3. Access the container at http://localhost:3000
 
-You can start editing the page by modifying `pages/index.js`. The page auto-updates as you edit the file.
-
-## Learn More
-
-To learn more about Next.js, take a look at the following resources:
-
-- [Next.js Documentation](https://nextjs.org/docs) - learn about Next.js features and API.
-- [Learn Next.js](https://nextjs.org/learn) - an interactive Next.js tutorial.
-
-You can check out [the Next.js GitHub repository](https://github.com/vercel/next.js/) - your feedback and contributions are welcome!
-
-## Deploy on Vercel
-
-The easiest way to deploy your Next.js app is to use the [Vercel Platform](https://vercel.com/import?utm_medium=default-template&filter=next.js&utm_source=create-next-app&utm_campaign=create-next-app-readme) from the creators of Next.js.
-
-Check out our [Next.js deployment documentation](https://nextjs.org/docs/deployment) for more details.
+That's it!
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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index 000000000..111e55450
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+version: '3'
+services:
+  overseerr:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.local
+    ports:
+      - 3000:3000
+    volumes:
+      - .:/app:rw,cached
+      - /app/node_modules
+      - /app/.next