diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+.git
+.gitignore
+__pycache__
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.pyd
+*.log
+.env
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# install git (sometimes needed for dependencies)
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y git
+
+# copy project files
+COPY . .
+
+# install dependencies
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# run the bot
+CMD ["sh", "-c", "alembic upgrade heads && python -m cloudbot"]
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 08e39d28..a1fc96c3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,3 +85,17 @@ This product uses data from <a href="http://wordnik.com">http://wordnik.com</a>
 [latest source]: https://github.com/TotallyNotRobots/CloudBot/archive/main.zip
 [latest release]: https://github.com/TotallyNotRobots/CloudBot/releases/latest
 [TheTVDB.com]: https://thetvdb.com/
+
+## Running with Docker
+
+Build the image:
+
+docker build -t cloudbot .
+
+Run the bot:
+
+docker run cloudbot
+
+Or use docker compose:
+
+docker compose up
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+services:
+  cloudbot:
+    build: .
+    container_name: cloudbot
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    volumes:
+      - ./config.json:/app/config.json
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