diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8224930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+FROM denoland/deno:latest
+
+EXPOSE 8000
+USER deno
+
+# Cache the dependencies as a layer (the following two steps are re-run only when deps.ts is modified).
+# Ideally cache deps.ts will download and compile _all_ external files used in main.ts.
+ADD models /app/models
+ADD public /app/public
+ADD utils /app/utils
+COPY deno.json /app
+COPY deno.lock /app
+COPY README.md /app
+
+RUN deno install
+
+ENV FSDB_ROOT=/.fsdb
+ENV TRACE_ERROR_RESPONSES=true
+ENV SERVERUS_TYPESCRIPT_IMPORT_LOGGING=true
+ENV APP_ROOT=/app/public
+
+CMD ["sh", "-c", "deno --allow-env --allow-read --allow-write --allow-net jsr:@andyburke/serverus --root ${APP_ROOT}"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 08152f8..c4e2732 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ These are in no particular order. Pull requests updating this section welcome fo
 feature discussions.
 
 - [ ] should everything be an event in a room?
+- [X] get a first-pass podman/docker setup up
 - [X] sign up
 - [X] check for logged in user session
 - [X] log in