diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92b391c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+node_modules/
+.*
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9f0e01f..a5ae80d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 node_modules/
+data/
 config/settings.json
 .vscode
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc55a5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+FROM mhart/alpine-node:8
+
+ENV NODE_VERSION 8.9.4
+
+WORKDIR /var/expressCart
+
+COPY bin/ /var/expressCart/bin/
+COPY config/ /var/expressCart/config/
+COPY public/ /var/expressCart/public/
+COPY routes/ /var/expressCart/routes/
+COPY views/ /var/expressCart/views/
+
+COPY app.js /var/expressCart/
+COPY package.json /var/expressCart/
+COPY gulpfile.js /var/expressCart/
+
+RUN npm install
+
+VOLUME /var/expressCart/data
+
+EXPOSE 1111
+ENTRYPOINT ["npm", "start"]
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 98714a9..066c323 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ Keeping expressCart running after closing the terminal can be done in a few ways
 
 > Note: Node.js version 7.x or greater is needed.
 
+### Docker
+
+The easiest way to get up and running is using Docker. Once the Docker CLI is installed from [https://www.docker.com/get-docker](https://www.docker.com/get-docker).
+
+1. Enter the root of the expressCart application
+2. Run: `docker-compose up --build`
+3. Visit [http://127.0.0.1:1111](http://127.0.0.1:1111) in your browser
+
 ## Admin
 
 Visit: [http://127.0.0.1:1111/admin](http://127.0.0.1:1111/admin)
diff --git a/config/settings.json b/config/settings.json
index f04b769..f59eb2a 100644
--- a/config/settings.json
+++ b/config/settings.json
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@
     "customCss": ".footer{padding-top: 5px;}",
     "currencySymbol": "£",
     "paymentGateway": "stripe",
-    "databaseConnectionString": "mongodb://expresscart:test@ds139909.mlab.com:39909/expresscart",
+    "databaseConnectionString": "mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/expresscart",
     "theme": "Cloth"
 }
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..815d3d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+version: '3'
+services:
+  expresscart:
+    image: "node:8"
+    build: .
+    container_name: "expresscart"
+    environment:
+      NODE_ENV: development
+      NODE_PATH: /
+    ports:
+      - "1111:1111"
+    links:
+      - mongodb
+    depends_on:
+      - mongodb
+  mongodb:
+    image: mongo:latest
+    container_name: "mongodb"
+    environment:
+      - MONGO_DATA_DIR=/data/db
+      - MONGO_LOG_DIR=/dev/null
+      # - MONGODB_USER="user"
+      # - MONGODB_PASS="pass"
+    volumes:
+      - ./data/db:/data/db
+    ports:
+        - 27017:27017
+    command: mongod --smallfiles --logpath=/dev/null
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