diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fe77604..43283d7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -43,6 +43,5 @@ Procfile
 dump.rdb
 error.log
 output.log
-Dockerfile
 .env.development
 .env.production
diff --git a/api/Dockerfile b/api/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..177bd53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+FROM node:21.5.0
+
+RUN mkdir /smarthome
+WORKDIR /smarthome
+
+# RUN npm install -g forever
+RUN npm install -g nodemon
+
+COPY package.json /smarthome
+RUN npm install
+
+COPY . /smarthome
+
+EXPOSE 9095
+
+# CMD ["forever","app.js", "9095"]
+CMD ["nodemon","app.js", "9095"]
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