diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
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+node_modules
+npm-debug.log
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+FROM node:16.8
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/minecraft-website
+
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+RUN npm install
+
+COPY . .
+
+RUN npm run gulp sass
+
+# expose node_modules as a volume so it stays within the container
+VOLUME node_modules
+
+EXPOSE 3000
+CMD [ "npm", "run", "server" ]
diff --git a/bin/docker-build-dev.sh b/bin/docker-build-dev.sh
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+++ b/bin/docker-build-dev.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+docker build -t minecraft-website .
diff --git a/bin/docker-run-dev.sh b/bin/docker-run-dev.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+docker run -d --rm -p 3000:3000 --name minecraft-website minecraft-website