diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 056d6d57c..3d584c4e6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,13 +1,40 @@
+#base image
 FROM python:3.8
-
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source https://github.com/serengil/deepface
-
-COPY . .
-
+# -----------------------------------
+# create required folder
+RUN mkdir /app
+RUN mkdir /app/api
+RUN mkdir /app/deepface
+# -----------------------------------
+# Copy required files from repo into image
+COPY ./deepface /app/deepface
+COPY ./api/api.py /app/
+COPY ./setup.py /app/
+COPY ./README.md /app/
+# -----------------------------------
+# switch to application directory
+WORKDIR /app
+# -----------------------------------
+# update image os
 RUN apt-get update
-
 RUN apt-get install ffmpeg libsm6 libxext6 -y
-
-RUN pip install .
-
-CMD ["deepface", "--help"]
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+# -----------------------------------
+# install deepface from pypi release (might be out-of-the-date)
+# RUN pip install --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host pypi.python.org --trusted-host=files.pythonhosted.org deepface
+# -----------------------------------
+# install deepface from source code (always up-to-date)
+RUN pip install --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host pypi.python.org --trusted-host=files.pythonhosted.org -e .
+# -----------------------------------
+# some packages are optional in deepface. activate if your task depends on one.
+# RUN pip install --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host pypi.python.org --trusted-host=files.pythonhosted.org cmake==3.24.1.1
+# RUN pip install --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host pypi.python.org --trusted-host=files.pythonhosted.org dlib==19.20.0
+# RUN pip install --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host pypi.python.org --trusted-host=files.pythonhosted.org lightgbm==2.3.1
+# -----------------------------------
+# environment variables
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+# -----------------------------------
+# run the app (re-configure port if necessary)
+EXPOSE 5000
+# flask run is not recommended in production, move this to gunicorn
+CMD ["python", "/app/api.py", "--port", "5000"]
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 369152e48..6241c8511 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -267,6 +267,15 @@ python api.py
 
 Face recognition, facial attribute analysis and vector representation functions are covered in the API. You are expected to call these functions as http post methods. Service endpoints will be `http://127.0.0.1:5000/verify` for face recognition, `http://127.0.0.1:5000/analyze` for facial attribute analysis, and `http://127.0.0.1:5000/represent` for vector representation. You should pass input images as base64 encoded string in this case. [Here](https://github.com/serengil/deepface/tree/master/api), you can find a postman project.
 
+**Dockerized Service**
+
+You can deploy the deepface api on a kubernetes cluster with docker. The following shell script will serve deepface on localhost:5000. You need to re-configure the Dockerfile if you want to change the port. Then, even if you do not have a development environment, you will be able to consume deepface services. You can also access the inside of the docker image to run deepface related commands. Please follow the instructions in the shell script.
+
+```shell
+cd scripts
+./dockerize.sh
+```
+
 **Command Line Interface**
 
 DeepFace comes with a command line interface as well. You are able to access its functions in command line as shown below. The command deepface expects the function name as 1st argument and function arguments thereafter.
diff --git a/scripts/dockerize.sh b/scripts/dockerize.sh
index 0014b2b22..adb79ae44 100644
--- a/scripts/dockerize.sh
+++ b/scripts/dockerize.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+# start docker
+# sudo service docker start
+
+# list current docker packages
+# docker container ls -a
+
+# delete existing deepface packages
+# docker rm -f $(docker ps -a -q --filter "ancestor=deepface")
+
+# build deepface image
 docker build -t deepface_image .
 
-docker run -it deepface_image /bin/sh
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+# run image
+docker run --net="host" deepface
+
+# to access the inside of docker image when it is in running status
+# docker run -it --net="host" deepface /bin/sh
+
+# healthcheck
+# sleep 3s
+# curl localhost:5000
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