diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91179a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+FROM python:3.12-alpine
+COPY ./requirements.txt /app/requirements.txt
+WORKDIR /app
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+COPY . /app
+EXPOSE 5000
+ENTRYPOINT ["gunicorn", "--config", "gunicorn_config.py", "app:app"]
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index c78faa9..f9d91e5 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -73,4 +73,5 @@ def search_for_doctors_with_params():
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    app.run()
+    serve(app, host="0.0.0.0", port=8080)
+
diff --git a/gunicorn_config.py b/gunicorn_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c2c3b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gunicorn_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+bind = "0.0.0.0:5000"
+workers = 4
+threads = 4
+timeout = 120
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34d339f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+annotated-types==0.7.0
+blinker==1.8.2
+certifi==2024.7.4
+charset-normalizer==3.3.2
+click==8.1.7
+dnspython==2.6.1
+email_validator==2.2.0
+Flask==3.0.3
+gunicorn==23.0.0
+idna==3.7
+itsdangerous==2.2.0
+Jinja2==3.1.4
+MarkupSafe==2.1.5
+packaging==24.1
+pydantic==2.8.2
+pydantic_core==2.20.1
+requests==2.32.3
+typing_extensions==4.12.2
+urllib3==2.2.2
+Werkzeug==3.0.3
+WTForms==3.1.2