diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ba89fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.vscode
+.git
+data/
+bot.db
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccf7771
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+FROM golang:1.25-alpine AS builder
+
+# Ensure CGO is off for a static binary
+ENV CGO_ENABLED=0
+# Ensure Go modules are strictly enforced
+ENV GO111MODULE=on
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy only the dependency files first
+COPY go.mod go.sum ./
+RUN go mod download
+
+# Copy the entire project structure
+COPY . .
+
+# Build from the current directory (.) so it finds the module root
+RUN go build -o /app/bot .
+
+FROM alpine:latest
+
+RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates
+RUN mkdir /data
+
+WORKDIR /root/
+
+COPY --from=builder /app/bot .
+COPY --from=builder /app/templates ./templates
+COPY .env .
+
+ENV DB_PATH=/data/bot.db
+
+CMD ["./bot"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e9b0a7a..d843755 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,40 @@
 # whatsapp-bot
 
+## 🐳 Docker Deployment (Server)
+
+Build and run the central inventory server:
+
+```bash
+# Build the image
+docker build -t go-bot:latest .
+
+# Run the container (Map port 9090 and persist the database/cache)
+docker run -d \
+  --name whatsapp-bot \
+  -p 9090:9090 \
+  -e OPENROUTER_API_KEY=your_key \
+  -e WHATSAPP_PHONE_ID=your_id \
+  -e WHATSAPP_TOKEN=your_token \
+  -v $(pwd)/whatsapp-bot/data:/root/data:Z \
+  --restart unless-stopped \
+  go-bot:latest
+```
+
+Or use this stack:
+```yml
+services:
+  bot:
+    image: go-bot:latest
+    container_name: whatsapp-bot
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      - OPENROUTER_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
+      - WHATSAPP_PHONE_ID=your_phone_id_here
+      - WHATSAPP_TOKEN=your_token_here
+    volumes:
+      # Map host data folder to the app's data path
+      # The :Z is required for SELinux (Fedora/RHEL)
+      - YOUR_PATH/whatsapp-bot/data:/root/data:Z
+    ports:
+      - "8080:9090"
+```
diff --git a/bot.db b/bot.db
deleted file mode 100644
index 514ac89..0000000
Binary files a/bot.db and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/db/db.go b/db/db.go
index 42ffff1..e40214f 100644
--- a/db/db.go
+++ b/db/db.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ var Conn *sql.DB
 
 func Init() {
 	var err error
-	Conn, err = sql.Open("sqlite", "./bot.db")
+	Conn, err = sql.Open("sqlite", "./data/bot.db")
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d20bad1..2ed9a8e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ go 1.25.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.12.0
+	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1
 	modernc.org/sqlite v1.46.1
 )
 
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.5 // indirect
 	github.com/goccy/go-yaml v1.19.2 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.4.0 // indirect