diff --git a/Dockerfile.dev b/Dockerfile.dev
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5730268
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+FROM node:latest
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY ./package.json .
+RUN npm install
+CMD ["npm", "run", "start"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e9adf34..6b7c948 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -76,6 +76,17 @@ yarn start
 npm start
 ```
 
+### 🏃‍♂️ Run the server with Docker 🐳
+
+```
+docker-compose up
+
+# or
+
+docker compose up
+
+```
+
 The server is deployed on port `8880` by default. You can change the port by setting the `PORT` environment variable in the `.env` file.
 
 This server uses [`nodemon`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/nodemon) under the hood to automatically re-run the server when a change to the source files or `.env` is made.
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de9790a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+version: '3.8'
+services:
+    api:
+        build:
+            context: .
+            dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
+        volumes:
+            - /app/node_modules
+            - .:/app
+        ports:
+            - '8880:8880'
+        environment:
+            - PORT=8880