diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Directories
+**/bin
+**/obj
+**/out
+**/TestResults
+**/.vs
+**/.vscode
+.git
+.github
+.gitignore
+.gitmodules
+
+# Files
+**/*.md
+**/*.log
+**/*.user
+**/*.suo
+**/*.userprefs
+**/.DS_Store
+**/Thumbs.db
+
+# Exclude non-C# language folders
+cpp/
+python/
+rust/
+Settings/
+
+# Keep only necessary files for build
+!csharp/
+!Dockerfile
+!docker-compose.yml
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# Use the .NET 6 SDK for building
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:6.0 AS build
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy solution and project files
+COPY csharp/Platform.Data.Doublets.Gql.sln ./
+COPY csharp/Platform.Data.Doublets.Gql.Schema/Platform.Data.Doublets.Gql.Schema.csproj ./Platform.Data.Doublets.Gql.Schema/
+COPY csharp/Platform.Data.Doublets.Gql.Server/Platform.Data.Doublets.Gql.Server.csproj ./Platform.Data.Doublets.Gql.Server/
+COPY csharp/Platform.Data.Doublets.Gql.Tests/Platform.Data.Doublets.Gql.Tests.csproj ./Platform.Data.Doublets.Gql.Tests/
+
+# Restore packages
+RUN dotnet restore
+
+# Copy source code
+COPY csharp/ ./
+
+# Build and publish the application
+RUN dotnet publish Platform.Data.Doublets.Gql.Server/Platform.Data.Doublets.Gql.Server.csproj -c Release -o out --no-restore
+
+# Use the .NET 6 runtime for the final image
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:6.0 AS runtime
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the published application
+COPY --from=build /app/out .
+
+# Create directory for database files
+RUN mkdir -p /app/data
+
+# Set environment variables
+ENV ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://+:80
+ENV ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Production
+
+# Expose port 80
+EXPOSE 80
+
+# Run the application with the database path in the data volume
+ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "Platform.Data.Doublets.Gql.Server.dll", "/app/data/db.links"]
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,32 @@ http://linksplatform.ddns.net:29018/v1/graphql
 
 ## Start locally
 
+### Option 1: Using Docker (Recommended)
+
+The easiest way to run the GQL server is using Docker:
+
+```bash
+# Build and run with docker-compose
+docker-compose up -d
+
+# Or build and run manually
+docker build -t doublets-gql .
+docker run -p 29018:80 -v $(pwd)/data:/app/data doublets-gql
+```
+
+Navigate to:
+* http://localhost:29018/ui/playground
+* http://localhost:29018/ui/graphiql
+* http://localhost:29018/ui/altair
+* http://localhost:29018/ui/voyager
+
+Or make request at:
+http://localhost:29018/v1/graphql
+
+The database file will be stored in the `./data` directory on your host machine.
+
+### Option 2: Using .NET directly
+
 Execute:
 ```
 cd csharp/Platform.Data.Doublets.Gql.Server
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  gql-server:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "29018:80"
+    volumes:
+      - ./data:/app/data
+    environment:
+      - ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Production
+      - ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://+:80
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:80/ui/playground"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 40s
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