diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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index 000000000..d74977628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Use an official Node runtime as the base image
+FROM node:18
+
+# Set the working directory in the container
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+# Copy package.json and package-lock.json
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN npm install
+
+# Copy the rest of the application code
+COPY . .
+
+# Build the application
+RUN npm run build-prod
+
+# Expose the port the app runs on
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+# Define the command to run the app
+CMD [ "node", "dist/server/server.js" ]
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+++ b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: '3'
+services:
+  game-server:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+    environment:
+      - NODE_ENV=production
+  nginx:
+    image: nginx:latest
+    ports:
+      - "80:80"
+      - "443:443"
+    volumes:
+      - ./nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+      - /etc/letsencrypt:/etc/letsencrypt
+    depends_on:
+      - game-server
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 26009390a..511ef8099 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     "start:client": "webpack serve --open --node-env development",
     "start:server": "node --loader ts-node/esm --experimental-specifier-resolution=node src/server/Server.ts",
     "dev": "concurrently \"npm run start:client\" \"npm run start:server\"",
-    "build": "tsc",
     "test": "jest"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/update-deploy.sh b/update-deploy.sh
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+++ b/update-deploy.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Ensure you're authenticated with Google Cloud
+gcloud auth configure-docker
+
+# Build the new Docker image
+docker build -t openfrontio .
+
+# Tag the new image (use a version number or 'latest')
+docker tag openfrontio gcr.io/[YOUR-PROJECT-ID]/openfrontio:latest
+
+# Push the new image to Google Container Registry
+docker push gcr.io/[YOUR-PROJECT-ID]/openfrontio:latest
+
+# Update the GCE instance with the new container image
+gcloud compute instances update-container openfrontio-instance \
+  --container-image us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/openfrontio/openfrontio:latest \
+  --zone=us-central1-a
+
+echo "Deployment complete. New version should be live soon."
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