diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe1152b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+**/.classpath
+**/.dockerignore
+**/.env
+**/.git
+**/.gitignore
+**/.project
+**/.settings
+**/.toolstarget
+**/.vs
+**/.vscode
+**/*.*proj.user
+**/*.dbmdl
+**/*.jfm
+**/azds.yaml
+**/bin
+**/charts
+**/docker-compose*
+**/Dockerfile*
+**/node_modules
+**/npm-debug.log
+**/obj
+**/secrets.dev.yaml
+**/values.dev.yaml
+LICENSE
+README.md
+!**/.gitignore
+!.git/HEAD
+!.git/config
+!.git/packed-refs
+!.git/refs/heads/**
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Wave/Dockerfile b/Wave/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a672ded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Wave/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#See https://aka.ms/customizecontainer to learn how to customize your debug container and how Visual Studio uses this Dockerfile to build your images for faster debugging.
+
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:8.0 AS base
+USER app
+WORKDIR /app
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0 AS build
+ARG BUILD_CONFIGURATION=Release
+WORKDIR /src
+COPY ["Wave/Wave.csproj", "Wave/"]
+RUN dotnet restore "./Wave/Wave.csproj"
+COPY . .
+WORKDIR "/src/Wave"
+RUN dotnet build "./Wave.csproj" -c $BUILD_CONFIGURATION -o /app/build
+
+FROM build AS publish
+ARG BUILD_CONFIGURATION=Release
+RUN dotnet publish "./Wave.csproj" -c $BUILD_CONFIGURATION -o /app/publish /p:UseAppHost=false
+
+FROM base AS final
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=publish /app/publish .
+ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "Wave.dll"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Wave/Properties/launchSettings.json b/Wave/Properties/launchSettings.json
index f6ab87f..1182ea7 100644
--- a/Wave/Properties/launchSettings.json
+++ b/Wave/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -1,29 +1,38 @@
 {
-  "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/launchsettings.json",
-    "iisSettings": {
-      "windowsAuthentication": false,
-      "anonymousAuthentication": true,
-      "iisExpress": {
-        "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:49647",
-        "sslPort": 0
+  "profiles": {
+    "http": {
+      "commandName": "Project",
+      "launchBrowser": true,
+      "environmentVariables": {
+        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
+      },
+      "dotnetRunMessages": true,
+      "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:5272"
+    },
+    "IIS Express": {
+      "commandName": "IISExpress",
+      "launchBrowser": true,
+      "environmentVariables": {
+        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
       }
     },
-    "profiles": {
-      "http": {
-        "commandName": "Project",
-        "dotnetRunMessages": true,
-        "launchBrowser": true,
-        "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:5272",
-        "environmentVariables": {
-          "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
-        }
+    "Container (Dockerfile)": {
+      "commandName": "Docker",
+      "launchBrowser": true,
+      "launchUrl": "{Scheme}://{ServiceHost}:{ServicePort}",
+      "environmentVariables": {
+        "ASPNETCORE_HTTP_PORTS": "8080"
       },
-      "IIS Express": {
-        "commandName": "IISExpress",
-        "launchBrowser": true,
-        "environmentVariables": {
-          "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
-        }
-      }
+      "publishAllPorts": true
+    }
+  },
+  "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/launchsettings.json",
+  "iisSettings": {
+    "windowsAuthentication": false,
+    "anonymousAuthentication": true,
+    "iisExpress": {
+      "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:49647",
+      "sslPort": 0
     }
   }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Wave/Wave.csproj b/Wave/Wave.csproj
index 30ef7f5..18d33e5 100644
--- a/Wave/Wave.csproj
+++ b/Wave/Wave.csproj
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <UserSecretsId>aspnet-Wave-e004be03-56b7-4c24-aea7-ae4fda617143</UserSecretsId>
+    <DockerDefaultTargetOS>Linux</DockerDefaultTargetOS>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Containers.Tools.Targets" Version="1.19.6" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>