diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..311b9b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+# Virtual environments
+.env
+.venv
+env/
+venv/
+ENV/
+env.bak/
+venv.bak/
+
+# Python cache files
+__pycache__/
+
+# SQLite database
+db.sqlite3
+db.sqlite3-journal
+
+# User-uploaded media
+media
+
+# Collected static files
+staticfiles/
+
+# Coverage
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+coverage.*
+htmlcov/
+
+# Chromedriver
+chromedriver
+chromedriver.exe
+
+### macOS ###
+# General
+.DS_Store
+.AppleDouble
+.LSOverride
+
+# Icon must end with two \r
+Icon
+
+# Thumbnails
+._*
+
+# Files that might appear in the root of a volume
+.DocumentRevisions-V100
+.fseventsd
+.Spotlight-V100
+.TemporaryItems
+.Trashes
+.VolumeIcon.icns
+.com.apple.timemachine.donotpresent
+
+# Directories potentially created on remote AFP share
+.AppleDB
+.AppleDesktop
+Network Trash Folder
+Temporary Items
+.apdisk
+
+### Windows ###
+# Windows thumbnail cache files
+Thumbs.db
+Thumbs.db:encryptable
+ehthumbs.db
+ehthumbs_vista.db
+
+# Dump file
+*.stackdump
+
+# Folder config file
+[Dd]esktop.ini
+
+# Recycle Bin used on file shares
+$RECYCLE.BIN/
+
+# Windows shortcuts
+*.lnk
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 79c4c76..311b9b9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -75,4 +75,4 @@ ehthumbs_vista.db
 $RECYCLE.BIN/
 
 # Windows shortcuts
-*.lnk
\ No newline at end of file
+*.lnk
diff --git a/.python-version b/.python-version
index 14fc9e9..9ac3804 100644
--- a/.python-version
+++ b/.python-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.10.6
\ No newline at end of file
+3.11.5
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42c596f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Use official Python container image
+FROM docker.io/library/python:3.11.5-alpine
+
+# Configure environment variables
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+ENV PYTHONBUFFERED=1
+
+# TODO: Configure environment variables required by Django project
+#       e.g., database connection, parameterised configuration in settings.py
+
+# Set the active working directory in the container
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the requirements file into the container
+COPY requirements.txt .
+
+# Install the declared app dependencies
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy the source code files into the container
+COPY . .
+
+# Expose the port that the app will run on
+EXPOSE 8000
+
+# Run the app
+CMD ["/bin/sh", "-c", "python manage.py migrate && gunicorn project_django.wsgi --log-file -"]
diff --git a/Procfile b/Procfile
index 10c02ca..2827aec 100644
--- a/Procfile
+++ b/Procfile
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-release: python manage.py migrate
-web: gunicorn project_django.wsgi --log-file -
\ No newline at end of file
+web: python manage.py migrate && gunicorn project_django.wsgi --log-file -
diff --git a/runtime.txt b/runtime.txt
index ee92de7..3124d55 100644
--- a/runtime.txt
+++ b/runtime.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-python-3.10.6
\ No newline at end of file
+python-3.11.5