diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+FROM python:3.12-bookworm
+
+RUN apt-get update
+RUN apt install dumb-init
+
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+EXPOSE 8000
+EXPOSE 8001
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/dumb-init", "--"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dceccb6..3d89b00 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,3 +29,17 @@ Use `pip install -r requirements.txt` to install the requirements. The usage of
 ### Step 4: Running the application
 
 Run the application by executing the file `EzLanManager.py` found at `src/ez_lan_manager`. Check the STDOUT for information regarding the port on which the application is now served.
+
+## Docker Deployment
+
+To get the docker compose setup running, you need to manually complete the following steps:
+
+1. Create a valid `config.toml` in the project root, so it gets copied over into the container.
+2. Create the database user:
+```sql
+CREATE USER 'ez_lan_manager'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'PASSWORD';
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ez_lan_manager.* TO 'ez_lan_manager'@'%';
+FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
+```
+3. Make sure to **NOT** use the default passwords!
+4. Apply the `create_database.sql` when starting the MariaDB container for the first time.
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+services:
+  lan_manager:
+    build: .
+    depends_on:
+      db:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    environment:
+      PYTHONPATH: /opt/ez-lan-manager
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"
+      - "8001:8001"
+    volumes:
+      - ./:/opt/ez-lan-manager
+    entrypoint: ["/bin/sh", "-c", "cd /opt/ez-lan-manager/src && python3 /opt/ez-lan-manager/src/EzLanManager.py"]
+
+  db:
+    image: mariadb:latest
+    environment:
+      MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD: Alkohol1
+      MARIADB_DATABASE: ez_lan_manager
+      MARIADB_USER: ez_lan_manager
+      MARIADB_PASSWORD: Alkohol1
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "mariadb-admin", "ping", "-h", "localhost"]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 3s
+      retries: 5
+    ports:
+      - "127.0.0.1:3306:3306"
+    volumes:
+      - database:/var/lib/mysql
+      - ./sql/create_database.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init.sql
+
+
+volumes:
+  database:
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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diff --git a/src/EzLanManager.py b/src/EzLanManager.py
index bef7526..602df08 100644
--- a/src/EzLanManager.py
+++ b/src/EzLanManager.py
@@ -186,4 +186,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         }
     )
 
-    sys.exit(app.run_as_web_server())
+    sys.exit(app.run_as_web_server(
+        host="0.0.0.0",
+        port=8000,
+    ))