diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fefd25b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+.dockerignore
+Dockerfile
+.direnv
+.git
+/bin
+public/
+*_templ.go
+/tmp
+/rest
+out
+node_modules
+.air.toml
+.env
+.envrc
+.gitignore
+*.db
+flake.lock
+flake.nix
+
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a790c69..85ac143 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public/htmx*.js
 .direnv
 /tmp
 db/queries/**/*.go
-*.db
+/*.db
 
 public/*.min.js
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67b5147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+FROM node:22-bullseye AS web-builder
+WORKDIR /web
+COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
+RUN npm install
+COPY Makefile ./
+COPY views ./views
+COPY tailwind.config.js ./
+RUN make web-build
+
+FROM golang:1.22.1 AS builder
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY Makefile ./
+RUN make build-dependencies
+COPY go.mod go.sum ./
+RUN go mod download
+COPY . .
+COPY --from=web-builder /web/public ./public
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/go-build \
+    ./bin/templ generate && GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o /app/redmage main.go
+
+
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/base:nonroot
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=builder /app/redmage /app/redmage
+ENV REDMAGE_FLAGS_CONTAINERIZED=true
+ENV REDMAGE_DB_STRING=/app/db/data.db
+ENV REDMAGE_PUBSUB_DB_NAME=/app/db/pubsub.db
+ENV REDMAGE_DOWNLOAD_DIRECTORY=/app/downloads
+ENV REDMAGE_RUNTIME_ENVIRONMENT=production
+CMD [ "/app/redmage", "serve" ]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2c3d03b..c122e8f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,8 +27,15 @@ build-dependencies:
 	@if ! command -v templ > /dev/null; then
 		mkdir -p bin
 		echo "Templ not found in PATH, installing it to $(shell pwd)/bin/templ"
-		go install github.com/a-h/templ/cmd/templ@v0.2.648
+		go install github.com/a-h/templ/cmd/templ@v0.2.663
 	fi
+	@if ! command -v goose > /dev/null; then
+		mkdir -p bin
+		echo "Goose not found in PATH, installing it to $(shell pwd)/bin/goose"
+		go install github.com/pressly/goose/v3/cmd/goose@latest
+	fi
+
+web-dependencies:
 	@if [ ! -d "node_modules" ]; then
 		echo "Node modules not found, installing them"
 		npm install
@@ -69,9 +76,16 @@ build-dependencies:
 		curl -o public/alpinejs-${REDMAGE_WEB_DEPENDENCIES_ALPINEJS_VERSION}.min.js https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/alpinejs@${REDMAGE_WEB_DEPENDENCIES_ALPINEJS_VERSION}/dist/cdn.min.js
 	fi
 
-build: build-dependencies prepare
+web-build: web-dependencies
+	mkdir -p public
+	npx tailwindcss -i views/style.css -o public/style.css
+
+build: web-dependencies build-dependencies prepare
 	go build -o redmage
 
+build-docker: migrate-up 
+	GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o redmage
+
 prepare: gen
 	mkdir -p public
 	tailwindcss -i views/style.css -o public/style.css
diff --git a/db/db.go b/db/db.go
index ab9e778..7703027 100644
--- a/db/db.go
+++ b/db/db.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package db
 import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"io/fs"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
 	"github.com/pressly/goose/v3"
@@ -19,11 +21,22 @@ var Migrations fs.FS
 func Open(cfg *config.Config) (*sql.DB, error) {
 	driver := cfg.String("db.driver")
 	dsn := cfg.String("db.string")
+	if driver == "sqlite3" {
+		path, err := filepath.Abs(dsn)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errs.Wrapw(err, "failed to get absolute path of sqlite3 database", "path", dsn)
+		}
+		dir := filepath.Dir(path)
+		err = os.MkdirAll(dir, 0777)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errs.Wrapw(err, "failed to create directory for sqlite3 database", "dir", dir)
+		}
+	}
 	db, err := otelsql.Open(driver, dsn, otelsql.WithAttributes(
 		semconv.DBSystemSqlite,
 	))
 	if err != nil {
-		return db, errs.Wrapw(err, "failed to open database", "driver", driver)
+		return db, errs.Wrapw(err, "failed to open database", "driver", driver, "db.string", dsn)
 	}
 	if cfg.Bool("db.automigrate") {
 		goose.SetLogger(goose.NopLogger())