diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a86877
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/venv/
+/.github/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..992139e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+FROM python:3.12-alpine3.21
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+COPY . .
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+CMD ["python", "-m", "amulet_discord_bot"] 
diff --git a/amulet_discord_bot/bot.py b/amulet_discord_bot/bot.py
index 2adfe6b..f2e1d7a 100644
--- a/amulet_discord_bot/bot.py
+++ b/amulet_discord_bot/bot.py
@@ -241,11 +241,11 @@ async def on_raw_message_edit(self, payload: discord.RawMessageUpdateEvent) -> N
 
 def main() -> None:
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run the Amulet Discord bot.")
-    parser.add_argument("bot_token", type=str)
+    parser.add_argument("bot_token", type=str, nargs="?")
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     intents = discord.Intents.default()
     intents.members = True
     intents.message_content = True
     client = AmuletBot(intents=intents)
-    client.run(args.bot_token)
+    client.run(args.bot_token or os.environ["BOT_TOKEN"])
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76069d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+services:
+  amulet-discord-bot:
+    image: amulet-discord-bot
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      - BOT_TOKEN=${BOT_TOKEN}