diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe1152b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+**/.classpath
+**/.dockerignore
+**/.env
+**/.git
+**/.gitignore
+**/.project
+**/.settings
+**/.toolstarget
+**/.vs
+**/.vscode
+**/*.*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
+!**/.gitignore
+!.git/HEAD
+!.git/config
+!.git/packed-refs
+!.git/refs/heads/**
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diff --git a/ConnectFour/.config/dotnet-tools.json b/ConnectFour/.config/dotnet-tools.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f257cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ConnectFour/.config/dotnet-tools.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "version": 1,
+  "isRoot": true,
+  "tools": {
+    "dotnet-ef": {
+      "version": "8.0.6",
+      "commands": [
+        "dotnet-ef"
+      ],
+      "rollForward": false
+    }
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/ConnectFour/ConnectFour.csproj b/ConnectFour/ConnectFour.csproj
index 1b28a01..e062a3a 100644
--- a/ConnectFour/ConnectFour.csproj
+++ b/ConnectFour/ConnectFour.csproj
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
     <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <UserSecretsId>2bdd990f-d305-48a6-b08d-0d9bce3c158f</UserSecretsId>
+    <DockerDefaultTargetOS>Linux</DockerDefaultTargetOS>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Containers.Tools.Targets" Version="1.20.1" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/ConnectFour/Dockerfile b/ConnectFour/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9d6cf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ConnectFour/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#See https://aka.ms/customizecontainer to learn how to customize your debug container and how Visual Studio uses this Dockerfile to build your images for faster debugging.
+
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:8.0 AS base
+USER app
+WORKDIR /app
+EXPOSE 8080
+EXPOSE 8081
+
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0 AS build
+ARG BUILD_CONFIGURATION=Release
+WORKDIR /src
+COPY ["ConnectFour/ConnectFour.csproj", "ConnectFour/"]
+RUN dotnet restore "./ConnectFour/ConnectFour.csproj"
+COPY . .
+WORKDIR "/src/ConnectFour"
+RUN dotnet build "./ConnectFour.csproj" -c $BUILD_CONFIGURATION -o /app/build
+
+FROM build AS publish
+ARG BUILD_CONFIGURATION=Release
+RUN dotnet publish "./ConnectFour.csproj" -c $BUILD_CONFIGURATION -o /app/publish /p:UseAppHost=false
+
+FROM base AS final
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=publish /app/publish .
+ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "ConnectFour.dll"]
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diff --git a/ConnectFour/Properties/launchSettings.json b/ConnectFour/Properties/launchSettings.json
index 90c7fca..c4ec4e7 100644
--- a/ConnectFour/Properties/launchSettings.json
+++ b/ConnectFour/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -1,38 +1,49 @@
 {
-  "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/launchsettings.json",
-    "iisSettings": {
-      "windowsAuthentication": false,
-      "anonymousAuthentication": true,
-      "iisExpress": {
-        "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:41840",
-        "sslPort": 44379
-      }
-    },
-    "profiles": {
-      "http": {
-        "commandName": "Project",
-        "dotnetRunMessages": true,
-        "launchBrowser": true,
-        "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:5144",
-        "environmentVariables": {
-          "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
-        }
+  "profiles": {
+    "http": {
+      "commandName": "Project",
+      "launchBrowser": true,
+      "environmentVariables": {
+        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
       },
-      "https": {
-        "commandName": "Project",
-        "dotnetRunMessages": true,
-        "launchBrowser": true,
-        "applicationUrl": "https://localhost:7208;http://localhost:5144",
-        "environmentVariables": {
-          "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
-        }
+      "dotnetRunMessages": true,
+      "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:5144"
+    },
+    "https": {
+      "commandName": "Project",
+      "launchBrowser": true,
+      "environmentVariables": {
+        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
       },
-      "IIS Express": {
-        "commandName": "IISExpress",
-        "launchBrowser": true,
-        "environmentVariables": {
-          "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
-        }
+      "dotnetRunMessages": true,
+      "applicationUrl": "https://localhost:7208;http://localhost:5144"
+    },
+    "IIS Express": {
+      "commandName": "IISExpress",
+      "launchBrowser": true,
+      "environmentVariables": {
+        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
       }
+    },
+    "Container (Dockerfile)": {
+      "commandName": "Docker",
+      "launchBrowser": true,
+      "launchUrl": "{Scheme}://{ServiceHost}:{ServicePort}",
+      "environmentVariables": {
+        "ASPNETCORE_HTTPS_PORTS": "8081",
+        "ASPNETCORE_HTTP_PORTS": "8080"
+      },
+      "publishAllPorts": true,
+      "useSSL": true
+    }
+  },
+  "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/launchsettings.json",
+  "iisSettings": {
+    "windowsAuthentication": false,
+    "anonymousAuthentication": true,
+    "iisExpress": {
+      "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:41840",
+      "sslPort": 44379
     }
   }
+}
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