diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cd4c37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*.so
+
+# Virtual environment
+venv/
+env/
+.venv/
+
+# Python egg metadata
+*.egg-info/
+*.egg
+
+# Pip environment
+pip-log.txt
+pip-delete-this-directory.txt
+
+# pyenv
+.python-version
+
+# VS Code settings
+.vscode/
+
+# MacOS / Windows system files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Git
+.git/
+.gitignore
+
+# Docker files
+Dockerfile
+docker-compose.yml
+
+# Logs
+*.log
+
+# Compiled files
+*.out
+*.o
+*.a
+*.log
+
+# Build artifacts
+build/
+dist/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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index 0000000..9815835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Use official Python 3.11 base image
+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+# Set work directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install dependencies
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy project files
+COPY . .
+
+# Expose port
+EXPOSE 80
+
+# Run the FastAPI app with uvicorn
+
+CMD ["uvicorn", "api.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "80"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 478661f..ccc7021 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,6 +45,20 @@ It connects to a Grow a Garden WebSocket to receive real-time updates and expose
     uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 80
     ```
 
+## 🐳 Run with Docker (Optional but Recommended)
+
+You can run this API using Docker to avoid setting up Python and dependencies manually.
+
+### 📦 Using Docker Compose
+
+This method builds and starts everything with one command:
+
+  ```bash
+  git clone https://github.com/Liriosha/GAGAPI.git
+  cd GAGAPI
+  docker compose up --build
+  ```
+
 
 ## 🤝 Contributing
 
diff --git a/api/__init__.py b/api/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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index 0000000..f7ad3b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+version: "3.9"
+
+services:
+  gagapi:
+    build: .
+    container_name: gagapi
+    ports:
+      - "80:80"
+    restart: unless-stopped
diff --git a/api/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from api/requirements.txt
rename to requirements.txt