diff --git a/src/.dockerignore b/src/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd967fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+**/.dockerignore
+**/.env
+**/.git
+**/.gitignore
+**/.project
+**/.settings
+**/.toolstarget
+**/.vs
+**/.vscode
+**/.idea
+**/*.*proj.user
+**/*.dbmdl
+**/*.jfm
+**/azds.yaml
+**/bin
+**/charts
+**/docker-compose*
+**/Dockerfile*
+**/node_modules
+**/npm-debug.log
+**/obj
+**/secrets.dev.yaml
+**/values.dev.yaml
+LICENSE
+README.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/FitSync.API/Dockerfile b/src/FitSync.API/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e33c77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/FitSync.API/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:8.0 AS base
+USER $APP_UID
+WORKDIR /app
+EXPOSE 8080
+EXPOSE 8081
+
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0 AS build
+ARG BUILD_CONFIGURATION=Release
+WORKDIR /src
+COPY ["FitSync.API/FitSync.API.csproj", "FitSync.API/"]
+COPY ["FitSync.Application/FitSync.Application.csproj", "FitSync.Application/"]
+COPY ["FitSync.Domain/FitSync.Domain.csproj", "FitSync.Domain/"]
+COPY ["FitSync.Infrastructure/FitSync.Infrastructure.csproj", "FitSync.Infrastructure/"]
+RUN dotnet restore "FitSync.API/FitSync.API.csproj"
+COPY . .
+WORKDIR "/src/FitSync.API"
+RUN dotnet build "FitSync.API.csproj" -c $BUILD_CONFIGURATION -o /app/build
+
+FROM build AS publish
+ARG BUILD_CONFIGURATION=Release
+RUN dotnet publish "FitSync.API.csproj" -c $BUILD_CONFIGURATION -o /app/publish /p:UseAppHost=false
+
+FROM base AS final
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=publish /app/publish .
+ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "FitSync.API.dll"]
diff --git a/src/FitSync.API/FitSync.API.csproj b/src/FitSync.API/FitSync.API.csproj
index d019788..7536c98 100644
--- a/src/FitSync.API/FitSync.API.csproj
+++ b/src/FitSync.API/FitSync.API.csproj
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
         <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+        <DockerDefaultTargetOS>Linux</DockerDefaultTargetOS>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
@@ -22,6 +23,12 @@
       <ProjectReference Include="..\FitSync.Infrastructure\FitSync.Infrastructure.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <Content Include="..\.dockerignore">
+        <Link>.dockerignore</Link>
+      </Content>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
     <PropertyGroup>
         <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
         <DocumentationFile>bin\Debug\net8.0\FitSync.API.xml</DocumentationFile>