diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4bb16e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+node_modules
+.git
+config.json
+certs
+src/logs
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e43b0f9..78a27fb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 .DS_Store
+node_modules
+certs
+config.json
+src/logs
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be1b7af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+FROM node:18-alpine
+
+RUN apk add --no-cache python3 make gcc g++ 
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY "docker/entrypoint.sh" ./
+
+COPY package*.json ./
+RUN npm install
+
+COPY . ./
+
+VOLUME [ "/app/config.json", "/app/certs" ]
+
+CMD ["sh", "entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f89f5a3..423a810 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # What is this?
 This is the Pretendo Network Miiverse API Server, which replaces the former Nintendo Network Miiverse API Server *.olv.nintendo.net
 # Install and usage
-First install [NodeJS](https://nodejs.org) and [MongoDB](https://mongodb.com). Download/clone this repo and run `npm i` to install all dependencies. Edit `src/config.json` to your liking. Run the server via `npm run start`.
+First install [NodeJS](https://nodejs.org) and [MongoDB](https://mongodb.com). Download/clone this repo and run `npm i` to install all dependencies. Create a `config.json` to your liking (example in `config.example.json`). Run the server via `npm run start`.
 # To-Do
 - [x] Discovery Server
 - [x] Posts Server
diff --git a/src/config.json b/config.example.json
similarity index 100%
rename from src/config.json
rename to config.example.json
diff --git a/docker/entrypoint.sh b/docker/entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8580413
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+files='config.json certs/access/private.pem certs/access/aes.key'
+
+for file in $files; do
+    if [ ! -f $file ]; then
+        echo "$PWD/$file file does not exist. Please mount and try again."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+done
+
+exec node src/server.js
diff --git a/src/database.js b/src/database.js
index d2cd013..893e77e 100644
--- a/src/database.js
+++ b/src/database.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const mongoose = require('mongoose');
-const { mongoose: mongooseConfig } = require('./config.json');
+const { mongoose: mongooseConfig } = require('../config.json');
 const { ENDPOINT } = require('./models/endpoint');
 const { COMMUNITY } = require('./models/communities');
 const { POST } = require('./models/post');
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index 625d3a4..005b3bb 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const morgan = require('morgan');
 const xmlparser = require('./middleware/xml-parser');
 const database = require('./database');
 const logger = require('./logger');
-const config = require('./config.json');
+const config = require('../config.json');
 
 const { http: { port } } = config;
 const app = express();
diff --git a/src/util/util.js b/src/util/util.js
index 15c1733..b26bb84 100644
--- a/src/util/util.js
+++ b/src/util/util.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const crypto = require('crypto');
 const NodeRSA = require('node-rsa');
 const fs = require('fs-extra');
 const database = require('../database');
-const config = require('../config.json');
+const config = require('../../config.json');
 const xmlParser = require('xml2json');
 const request = require("request");
 const moment = require('moment');