diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Image versions (can be overridden by args when building)
+ARG RUST_VERSION=1.90
+ARG DEBIAN_VERSION=bookworm
+
+### Build server ###
+FROM rust:${RUST_VERSION}-slim-${DEBIAN_VERSION} AS build
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy all necessary files to build the server
+COPY Cargo.lock Cargo.toml ./
+COPY ./src ./src
+# COPY ./migrations ./migrations
+# etc...
+
+ARG pkg={{project-name}}
+
+RUN --mount=type=cache,id=rust_target,target=/app/target \
+    --mount=type=cache,id=cargo_registry,target=/usr/local/cargo/registry \
+    --mount=type=cache,id=cargo_git,target=/usr/local/cargo/git \
+    set -eux; \
+    cargo build --package $pkg --release --locked; \
+    objcopy --compress-debug-sections target/release/$pkg ./run-server
+
+
+### Run server ###
+FROM debian:${DEBIAN_VERSION}-slim AS run
+
+# Create non-root user
+ARG UID=10001
+RUN adduser \
+    --disabled-password \
+    --gecos "" \
+    --home "/home/appuser" \
+    --shell "/sbin/nologin" \
+    --uid "${UID}" \
+    appuser
+USER appuser
+
+# Copy server binary
+COPY --from=build --chown=appuser /app/run-server /usr/local/bin/
+
+# Run server
+WORKDIR /app
+ENV {{env_prefix}}_HOST=0.0.0.0
+CMD ["run-server"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ A production-ready template for building web services with Rust and Axum.
 - **Graceful Shutdown** - Handles SIGTERM and SIGINT signals
 - ️**Plugin Architecture** - Modular app initialization with `axum-app-wrapper`
 - **Optional OpenAPI** - API documentation with `aide` (optional)
+- **Docker / OCI** - Dockerfile with sensible defaults for quick deployment
 
 ## Usage