diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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index 0000000..00e5445
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Use official Node.js image
+FROM node:20
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy only package.json and package-lock.json for install step
+COPY package.json ./
+# If you have a package-lock.json or pnpm-lock.yaml/yarn.lock, copy it as well
+# COPY package-lock.json ./
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN npm install
+
+# Now copy the rest of the app
+COPY . .
+
+# Expose the Vite dev server port
+EXPOSE 5173
+
+# Set environment variable if desired (can be overridden in compose)
+ENV HOST=0.0.0.0
+
+# Default command runs Vite dev server
+CMD ["npm", "run", "dev", "--", "--host", "0.0.0.0"]
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index be7d086..fe7577d 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -3,5 +3,10 @@ import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react'
 import tailwind from '@tailwindcss/vite'
 
 export default defineConfig({
+  server: {
+    host: '0.0.0.0',  // or 'my.local.dev'
+    port: 5173,
+        strictPort: true
+  },
   plugins: [react(), tailwind()],
 })
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