diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ The endpoint serves the 10 upcoming screenings for the day. The frontend automat
 
 ## Run
 
-`poetry run uvicorn fdhview.main:app --reload`
+For development run the application locally:
+
+```sh
+poetry run uvicorn fdhview.main:app --reload
+```
 
 ## Endpoints
 
@@ -21,3 +25,11 @@ The endpoint serves the 10 upcoming screenings for the day. The frontend automat
 * GET `/info` - serves desk info endpoint
 * GET `/api/screenings` - serves JSON with upcoming 10 films for today
 * GET `/api/screenings/prices` - serves JSON with pricing data
+
+## Docker
+
+Run the container with docker-compose:
+
+```sh
+docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml up
+```
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
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+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+FROM python:3.14-slim AS builder
+
+ENV POETRY_NO_INTERACTION=1 \
+    POETRY_VIRTUALENVS_IN_PROJECT=true
+
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip
+RUN pip install poetry
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY poetry.lock pyproject.toml ./
+
+RUN poetry install --only main --no-root
+
+
+FROM python:3.14-slim AS runtime
+
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \
+    PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+
+RUN adduser --disabled-password --gecos "" appuser
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY --from=builder /app/.venv /app/.venv
+COPY --from=builder /app/pyproject.toml /app/poetry.lock ./
+COPY . /app
+
+RUN mkdir -p /data && chown appuser:appuser /data
+
+ENV PATH="/app/.venv/bin:$PATH"
+
+USER appuser
+
+EXPOSE 8000
+CMD ["uvicorn", "fdhview.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose.yml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+services:
+  app:
+    build:
+      context: ..
+      dockerfile: docker/Dockerfile
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"
+    environment:
+      SQL_FILE_NAME: ${SQL_FILE_NAME:-/data/app.db}