diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38bece4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+**/.dockerignore
+**/.env
+**/.git
+**/.gitignore
+**/.project
+**/.settings
+**/.toolstarget
+**/.vs
+**/.vscode
+**/.idea
+**/*.*proj.user
+**/*.dbmdl
+**/*.jfm
+**/azds.yaml
+**/bin
+**/charts
+**/docker-compose*
+**/Dockerfile*
+**/node_modules
+**/npm-debug.log
+**/obj
+**/secrets.dev.yaml
+**/values.dev.yaml
+LICENSE
+README.md
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f44d60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:10.0 AS base
+WORKDIR /app
+EXPOSE 5000
+
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:10.0 AS build
+ARG BUILD_CONFIGURATION=Release
+WORKDIR /src
+COPY ["src/BlazorApp/BlazorApp.csproj", "src/BlazorApp/"]
+RUN dotnet restore "src/BlazorApp/BlazorApp.csproj"
+COPY . .
+WORKDIR "/src/src/BlazorApp"
+RUN dotnet build "./BlazorApp.csproj" -c $BUILD_CONFIGURATION -o /app/build
+
+FROM build AS publish
+ARG BUILD_CONFIGURATION=Release
+RUN dotnet publish "./BlazorApp.csproj" -c $BUILD_CONFIGURATION -o /app/publish /p:UseAppHost=false
+
+FROM base AS final
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install curl for health checks
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+COPY --from=publish /app/publish .
+
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
+    CMD curl -f http://localhost:5000/health || exit 1
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "BlazorApp.dll"]
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diff --git a/src/BlazorApp/BlazorApp.csproj b/src/BlazorApp/BlazorApp.csproj
index c1fef06..d179d3b 100644
--- a/src/BlazorApp/BlazorApp.csproj
+++ b/src/BlazorApp/BlazorApp.csproj
@@ -5,10 +5,17 @@
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
         <BlazorDisableThrowNavigationException>true</BlazorDisableThrowNavigationException>
+        <DockerDefaultTargetOS>Linux</DockerDefaultTargetOS>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
         <_ContentIncludedByDefault Remove="Components\Shared\Icon.razor"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <Content Include="..\..\.dockerignore">
+            <Link>.dockerignore</Link>
+        </Content>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>