diff --git a/app/.storybook/main.js b/app/.storybook/main.js
index 4fbc1680..92140790 100644
--- a/app/.storybook/main.js
+++ b/app/.storybook/main.js
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ const config = {
       builder: {
         // Cache build output between runs, to speed up subsequent startup times
         fsCache: true,
-        // Applies in development mode. Storybook will start up faster, at the cost
-        // of slightly slower browsing time when you navigate to another story.
-        lazyCompilation: true,
+        // lazyCompilation breaks Storybook when running from within Docker
+        // Google Translate this page for context: https://zenn.dev/yutaosawa/scraps/7764e5f17173d1
+        lazyCompilation: false,
       },
     },
   },
diff --git a/app/.storybook/preview.js b/app/.storybook/preview.js
index 8175ccf9..d75bcc90 100644
--- a/app/.storybook/preview.js
+++ b/app/.storybook/preview.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import i18nConfig from "../next-i18next.config";
 
 // Apply global styling to our stories
-import "../styles/styles.scss";
+import "../src/styles/styles.scss";
 
 // Import i18next config.
 import i18n from "./i18next.js";
diff --git a/app/Dockerfile b/app/Dockerfile
index 2ba5f096..aa691343 100644
--- a/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/app/Dockerfile
@@ -1,31 +1,83 @@
-# Use the Active LTS version of Node.
-# See https://nodejs.org/en/about/releases/
-FROM node:16-alpine
-# Keep container packages up-to-date.
-# -U runs both apk update and apk upgrade.
-RUN apk -U upgrade
-
-
-# setup user stuff
-ARG RUN_UID
-ARG RUN_USER
-
-# The following logic creates the RUN_USER home directory and the directory where
-# we will be storing the application in the image. This runs when the user is not root
-RUN : "${RUN_USER:?RUN_USER and RUN_UID need to be set and non-empty.}" && \
-  [ "${RUN_USER}" = "root" ] || \
-  (addgroup -S "${RUN_USER}" && adduser -S -G "${RUN_USER}" -h "/home/${RUN_USER}" -u ${RUN_UID} "${RUN_USER}" \
-  && mkdir /app \
-  && chown -R "${RUN_USER}:${RUN_USER}" "/home/${RUN_USER}" /app)
-
-USER ${RUN_USER}
+# This file is largely based on the template-application-flask Dockerfile and
+# Next.js Docker example: https://github.com/vercel/next.js/blob/canary/examples/with-docker-compose
+# =============================================================================
+FROM node:18-alpine AS base
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Copy all the application files (ignoring files in .dockerignore) to the working directory.
-COPY --chown="${RUN_USER}:${RUN_USER}" . /app
-# Install application dependencies.
-RUN npm ci
-# Build the application.
-RUN npm run build
-# Run the application.
-CMD ["npm", "run", "start"]
+# Install dependencies
+COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
+COPY public ./public
+COPY scripts ./scripts
+RUN npm ci --no-audit
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Development stage
+# =============================================================================
+FROM base AS dev
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY tsconfig.json .
+COPY *.config.js .
+COPY *.d.ts .
+COPY src ./src
+COPY stories ./stories
+COPY .storybook ./.storybook
+
+ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED 1
+
+CMD ["npm", "run", "dev"]
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Release stage
+# =============================================================================
+
+# Build the Next.js app
+# =====================================
+FROM base AS builder
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY tsconfig.json .
+COPY *.config.js .
+COPY *.d.ts .
+COPY src ./src
+
+# Environment variables must be present at build time
+# https://github.com/vercel/next.js/discussions/14030
+# ARG ENV_VARIABLE
+# ENV ENV_VARIABLE=${ENV_VARIABLE}
+# ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_ENV_VARIABLE
+# ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_ENV_VARIABLE=${NEXT_PUBLIC_ENV_VARIABLE}
+
+ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED 1
+
+# Skip lint because it should have happened in the CI already
+RUN npm run build -- --no-lint
+
+# Run the Next.js server
+# =====================================
+FROM base AS release
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Don't run production as root
+RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nodejs
+RUN adduser --system --uid 1001 nextjs
+USER nextjs
+
+COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public
+
+# Automatically leverage output traces to reduce image size
+# https://nextjs.org/docs/advanced-features/output-file-tracing
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/standalone ./
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/static ./.next/static
+
+# Environment variables must be redefined at run time
+# ARG ENV_VARIABLE
+# ENV ENV_VARIABLE=${ENV_VARIABLE}
+# ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_ENV_VARIABLE
+# ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_ENV_VARIABLE=${NEXT_PUBLIC_ENV_VARIABLE}
+ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED 1
+ENV PORT 3000
+
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+CMD ["node", "server.js"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/Makefile b/app/Makefile
index eca5f68c..42e09670 100644
--- a/app/Makefile
+++ b/app/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ endif
 export RUN_USER
 export RUN_UID
 
+##################################################
+# Release
+##################################################
 release-build:
 	docker buildx build \
 		--platform=linux/amd64 \
@@ -29,3 +32,17 @@ release-build:
 		--build-arg RUN_UID=$(RUN_UID) \
 		$(OPTS) \
 		.
+
+##################################################
+# Local development
+##################################################
+dev: # Run the Next.js local dev server in Docker
+	docker compose up --detach nextjs
+	docker compose logs --follow nextjs
+
+storybook: # Run the Storybook local dev server in Docker
+	docker compose up --detach storybook
+	docker compose logs --follow storybook
+
+stop:
+	docker-compose down
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/README.md b/app/README.md
index 58d9c8e3..8a6d653f 100644
--- a/app/README.md
+++ b/app/README.md
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
 ├── .storybook        # Storybook configuration
 ├── public            # Static assets
 │   └── locales       # Internationalized content
-├── src               # JS source code
+├── src               # Source code
 │   ├── components    # Reusable UI components
-│   └── pages         # Page routes and data fetching
-│       ├── api       # API routes (optional)
-│       └── _app.tsx  # Global entry point
+│   ├── pages         # Page routes and data fetching
+│   │   ├── api       # API routes (optional)
+│   │   └── _app.tsx  # Global entry point
+│   └── styles        # Sass & design system settings
 ├── stories           # Storybook pages
-├── styles            # Sass & design system settings
 └── tests
 ```
 
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ Files in the `pages/api` are treated as [API routes](https://nextjs.org/docs/api
 
 ### Getting started
 
+The application can be ran natively or in a Docker container.
+
+#### Native
+
 From the `app/` directory:
 
 1. Install dependencies
@@ -47,14 +51,26 @@ From the `app/` directory:
    ```
 1. Navigate to [localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) to view the application
 
-Alternatively, you can run the application in a Docker container:
+##### Other scripts
+
+- `npm run build` - Builds the production Next.js bundle
+- `npm start` - Runs the Next.js server, after building the production bundle
+
+#### Docker
+
+Alternatively, you can run the application in a Docker container.
 
-1. From the root directory run `docker compose up -d --build`
+From the `app/` directory:
 
-Other scripts:
+1. Run the local development server
+   ```bash
+   make dev
+   ```
+1. Navigate to [localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) to view the application
 
-- `npm run build` - Builds the production bundle
-- `npm start` - Runs the app in production mode
+##### Other scripts
+
+- `make release-build` - Creates the Docker image for deployment to the cloud
 
 ## 🖼️ Storybook
 
@@ -62,18 +78,27 @@ Storybook is a [frontend workshop](https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/a-frontend-wo
 
 See the [Storybook Next.js documentation](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/tree/next/code/frameworks/nextjs) for more information about using Storybook with Next.js
 
+Similar to the Next.js application, Storybook can be ran natively or in a Docker container.
+
+#### Native
+
 From the `app/` directory:
 
 1. `npm run storybook`
 2. Navigate to [localhost:6006](http://localhost:6006) to view
 
-Alternatively, you can run Storybook in a Docker container:
+##### Other scripts
 
-1. From the root directory run `docker compose exec nextjs npm run storybook`
+- `npm run storybook-build` - Exports a static site to `storybook-static/`
 
-Other scripts:
+#### Docker
 
-- `npm run storybook-build` - Exports a static site to `storybook-static/`
+Alternatively, you can run Storybook in a Docker container.
+
+From the `app/` directory:
+
+1. `make storybook`
+2. Navigate to [localhost:6006](http://localhost:6006) to view
 
 ## 🐛 Testing
 
diff --git a/app/next.config.js b/app/next.config.js
index 1cbbb540..da9c87dd 100644
--- a/app/next.config.js
+++ b/app/next.config.js
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ const nextConfig = {
   basePath,
   i18n,
   reactStrictMode: true,
+  // Output only the necessary files for a deployment, excluding irrelevant node_modules
+  // https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/next-config-js/output
+  output: "standalone",
   sassOptions: appSassOptions,
   transpilePackages: [
     // Continue to support older browsers (ES5)
diff --git a/app/src/pages/_app.tsx b/app/src/pages/_app.tsx
index a2b8a631..67a974eb 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/_app.tsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/_app.tsx
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ import { appWithTranslation } from "next-i18next";
 import type { AppProps } from "next/app";
 import Head from "next/head";
 
-import "../../styles/styles.scss";
-
 import Layout from "../components/Layout";
 
+import "../styles/styles.scss";
+
 function MyApp({ Component, pageProps }: AppProps) {
   return (
     <>
diff --git a/app/styles/_uswds-theme-custom-styles.scss b/app/src/styles/_uswds-theme-custom-styles.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from app/styles/_uswds-theme-custom-styles.scss
rename to app/src/styles/_uswds-theme-custom-styles.scss
diff --git a/app/styles/_uswds-theme.scss b/app/src/styles/_uswds-theme.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from app/styles/_uswds-theme.scss
rename to app/src/styles/_uswds-theme.scss
diff --git a/app/styles/styles.scss b/app/src/styles/styles.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from app/styles/styles.scss
rename to app/src/styles/styles.scss
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 58bee2ef..b7800bb0 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,29 +1,33 @@
-# Specify current major version of docker compose.
-# See https://docs.docker.com/compose/compose-file/compose-versioning/
-version: '3'
-
+# Local development compose file
 services:
-  # Define a service for the Next.js application.
   nextjs:
-    build: ./app
-    # To support local development, runs the container in development mode.
-    # This allows Next.js to do things like hot reload.
-    command: ["npm", "run", "dev"]
+    container_name: next-dev
+    build:
+      context: ./app
+      target: dev
+    env_file:
+      # Add your non-secret environment variables to this file:
+      - ./app/.env.development
+      # If you have secrets, add them to this file and uncomment this line:
+      # - ./app/.env.local
+    volumes:
+      - ./app/src:/app/src
+      - ./app/public:/app/public
+    restart: always
     ports:
-      # Expose a port to access the application.
       - 3000:3000
-      # Expose a port for storybook.
-      - 6006:6006
-    volumes:
-      # Mount the app directory for faster local development.
-      - ./app:/srv
-      # Use a named volume for the node_modules so that the container uses
-      # the guest machine's node_modules dir instead of the host machine's node_modules directory, which might be divergent.
-      # This also means that if you run `npm install <package>` on the host machine in development
-      # (which will update `package-lock.lock`), you'll also need to run `docker compose exec nextjs npm ci` to update
-      # `node_modules` in the guest machine.
-      - nextjs_nodemodules:/srv/node_modules
-
-volumes:
-  nextjs_nodemodules:
 
+  storybook:
+    container_name: storybook
+    build:
+      context: ./app
+      target: dev
+    command: npm run storybook
+    volumes:
+      - ./app/src:/app/src
+      - ./app/public:/app/public
+      - ./app/.storybook:/app/.storybook
+      - ./app/stories:/app/stories
+    restart: always
+    ports:
+      - 6006:6006