diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
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+FROM node:14
+
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+RUN npm i
+
+COPY src ./src
+COPY tsconfig.json ./tsconfig.json
+
+RUN npm run build
+
+# Change this to be whichever port the application is running on
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+CMD npm run start
diff --git a/build-docker-image.bat b/build-docker-image.bat
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+:: replace image_name below with the desired image tag name
+docker build -t image_name .
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: '3'
+
+services: 
+  ts-node-starter: # Replace with the service name
+    image: ts-node-starter # Replace with the image name
+    container_name: ts-node-starter # Replace with the container name
+    restart: on-failure
+    ports: 
+      - "8080:8080" # Replace with the correct ports"