diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..200369f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Use a slim Python image
+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+# Environment: no .pyc files, real-time logs
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+
+# Create working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install system dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    build-essential \
+ && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install Python dependencies
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip && pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy app code
+COPY . .
+
+# Expose Flask port
+EXPOSE 5000
+
+# Launch Gunicorn with 4 workers (adjust for your CPU cores)
+CMD ["gunicorn", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:5000", "app:app", "--workers", "4"]
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diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index ce7da38..374d551 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -1,21 +1,8 @@
 from flask import Flask
 from routes import yeastar, voipms
 import logging
-import os
-import shutil
 import sys
 
-# Check for config.py at runtime
-if not os.path.exists("config.py"):
-    print("config.py not found — creating from config.template.py")
-    try:
-        shutil.copyfile("config.template.py", "config.py")
-        print("Created config.py — please edit it with your real secrets.")
-        sys.exit(1)  # Exit so user must edit it manually
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"Failed to create config.py: {e}")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
 # Disable Flask/Werkzeug noisy request log
 log = logging.getLogger('werkzeug')
 log.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..728d461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+services:
+  webhook-proxy:
+    build: .
+    container_name: webhook-proxy
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "5000:5000"
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diff --git a/webhook-proxy.pyproj b/webhook-proxy.pyproj
index 4f18272..01a5bd5 100644
--- a/webhook-proxy.pyproj
+++ b/webhook-proxy.pyproj
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
     <VisualStudioVersion Condition=" '$(VisualStudioVersion)' == '' ">10.0</VisualStudioVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Content Include="docker-compose.yml" />
+    <Content Include="Dockerfile" />
     <Content Include="requirements.txt" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>