From 15235cd5f9ea3a368be740e01cf89e1561bbca51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: nicholai <nicholaivogelfilms@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 05:39:31 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Add Dockerfile and update README with deployment instructions

---
 Dockerfile | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 README.md  | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 80 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Dockerfile

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fd4301
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# Multi-stage Dockerfile for Next.js Application
+
+# Build stage
+FROM node:24-alpine AS builder
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy package files
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN npm ci --only=production
+
+# Copy source code
+COPY . .
+
+# Build the Next.js application
+RUN npm run build
+
+# Production stage
+FROM node:24-alpine AS production
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Create non-root user
+RUN addgroup -g 1001 -S nodejs && \
+    adduser -S nextjs -u 1001
+
+# Copy dependencies from builder stage
+COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+COPY --from=builder /app/.next ./.next
+COPY --from=builder /app/package.json ./package.json
+
+# Copy source code
+COPY --from=builder /app/.env ./.env
+COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public
+
+# Change ownership
+RUN chown -R nextjs:nodejs /app
+USER nextjs
+
+# Expose port
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+# Health check
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=30s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
+  CMD curl -f http://localhost:3000/health || exit 1
+
+# Start command
+CMD ["npm", "start"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 08e6c51..b347ce1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,6 +47,34 @@ npm run build
 
 ### Deployment
 
+#### Docker Deployment
+
+This project includes a Dockerfile for containerized deployment. To build and run the application using Docker:
+
+1. Build the image:
+```bash
+docker build -t nicholais-website .
+```
+
+2. Run the container:
+```bash
+docker run -p 3000:3000 nicholais-website
+```
+
+3. Or with environment variables:
+```bash
+docker run -p 3000:3000 -e NODE_ENV=production nicholais-website
+```
+
+#### Environment Variables
+
+The application supports the following environment variables:
+
+| Variable | Description | Default |
+|----------|-------------|---------|
+| `NODE_ENV` | Node.js environment | `development` |
+| `PORT` | Port to run the server on | `3000` |
+
 ## License
 
 This project is open source, take it. I don't give a fuck. I am not your dad.