diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2658d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+node_modules/
diff --git a/Dockerfile.dev b/Dockerfile.dev
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cccacc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+FROM node:lts-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY package*.json .
+RUN npm install
+COPY . .
+EXPOSE 3000
+CMD [ "npm", "run", "server" ]
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diff --git a/Dockerfile.prod b/Dockerfile.prod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0c8ec7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile.prod
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+FROM node:lts-slim AS build
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY package*.json .
+RUN npm install
+COPY . .
+
+FROM node:lts-slim AS production
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY --from=build /app /app/
+
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+CMD [ "npm", "run", "server" ]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 84e11e0..ed857ce 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,6 +84,26 @@ To run only the backend:
 ```bash
 npm run server
 ```
+# Docker for developement(optional)
+```
+docker-compose up --build
+```
+```
+docker-compose down
+```
+# Docker for production
+Modify docker-compose.yml
+
+Change the dockerfile line in the build section to Dockerfile.prod:
+
+```
+services:
+  app:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.prod  # Use the production Dockerfile
+    ...
+```
 
 ## Build & Deploy
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d4b297
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+services:
+  app:
+    build: 
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
+    ports:
+      - "${PORT}:${PORT}"
+    environment:
+      - NODE_ENV=${NODE_ENV}
+      - PORT=${PORT}
+      - JWT_SECRET=${JWT_SECRET}
+      - RAZORPAY_KEY_ID=${RAZORPAY_KEY_ID}
+      - RAZORPAY_KEY_SECRET=${RAZORPAY_KEY_SECRET}
+      - PAGINATION_MAX_LIMIT=${PAGINATION_MAX_LIMIT}
+      - EMAIL_HOST=${EMAIL_HOST}
+      - EMAIL_PORT=${EMAIL_PORT}
+      - EMAIL_USER=${EMAIL_USER}
+      - EMAIL_PASS=${EMAIL_PASS}
+      - EMAIL_FROM=${EMAIL_FROM}
+    restart: always
+    depends_on:
+      - mongo
+    networks:
+      - backend
+  
+  mongo:
+    image: mongo:latest 
+    ports:
+      - "27017:27017"
+    volumes:
+      - mongo_data:/data/db
+    restart: always
+    networks:
+      - backend
+    
+volumes:
+  mongo_data:
+
+networks:
+  backend:
+    driver: bridge
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