diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9fb0fe3e6..7b698b20a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 .DS_Store
 *.pem
 .vscode
+.idea
 
 # debug
 npm-debug.log*
diff --git a/Containerfile b/Containerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..403971c29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Containerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+FROM docker.io/node:24-slim AS base
+
+# Install dependencies only when needed
+FROM base AS deps
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY package.json package-lock.json* pnpm-lock.yaml* .npmrc* ./
+RUN corepack enable pnpm && pnpm i --frozen-lockfile
+
+
+# Rebuild the source code only when needed
+FROM base AS builder
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+COPY . .
+RUN corepack enable pnpm && pnpm run build
+
+
+# Production image, copy all the files and run next
+FROM base AS runner
+WORKDIR /app
+# Set all env variables here
+ENV PORT=3000
+ENV HOSTNAME="0.0.0.0"
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
+# Remove this in the case of kubernetes, probably
+RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nodejs
+RUN adduser --system --uid 1001 nextjs
+# Automatically leverage output traces to reduce image size
+# https://nextjs.org/docs/advanced-features/output-file-tracing
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/standalone ./
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/static ./.next/static
+USER nextjs
+EXPOSE 3000
+# server.js is created by next build from the standalone output
+# https://nextjs.org/docs/pages/api-reference/config/next-config-js/output
+CMD ["node", "server.js"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3281d4830..9794f56ce 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ pnpm install
 pnpm dev
 ```
 
+## Running For Production
+
+Check out the Next.js documentation on options for running this.
+https://nextjs.org/docs/pages/getting-started/deploying  
+Alternatively, use the provided [Containerfile](Containerfile).
+
 ## Database (Optional)
 
 Create a `.env.local` file with your `POSTGRES_URL` environment variable to store redirects.
diff --git a/next.config.ts b/next.config.ts
index e7f947421..e4e6b7e75 100644
--- a/next.config.ts
+++ b/next.config.ts
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
   // the `experimental.mdxRs` flag.
   experimental: {
     mdxRs: true
-  }
+  },
+
+  output: 'standalone'
 };
 
 const withMDX = createMDX({});
 
-export default withMDX(nextConfig);
+export default withMDX(nextConfig);
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