diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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index 0000000..edd1802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.env
+.git
+.gitignore
+node_modules
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
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+# using Node v10
+FROM node:10
+
+# Create app directory
+WORKDIR /usr/src/lafs
+
+# Install app dependencies
+# A wildcard is used to ensure both package.json AND package-lock.json are copied
+# where available (npm@5+)
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+RUN npm install
+# If you are building your code for production
+# RUN npm ci --only=production
+
+# Bundle app source
+COPY . .
+
+# Expose port 3000 outside container
+EXPOSE 4200
+# Command used to start application 
+CMD ["node", "server/server.js"]
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: '3.7'
+
+services:
+  # REST API running on Node JS container
+  app:
+    container_name: lafs-api
+    restart: always
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - '3000:3000'
+    # Environment variables for database host and name
+    environment:
+      - DB_HOST=mongo
+      - DB_NAME=lafs-db
+
+  # MongoDB container
+  mongo:
+    container_name: lafs-db
+    image: 'mongo:4'
+    ports:
+      - '27017:27017'
+
+# Attach the external network to these containers
+networks:
+  default:
+    external:
+      name: lafs-net
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diff --git a/server/datasources.development.js b/server/datasources.development.js
index 05c14ba..5b7e15d 100644
--- a/server/datasources.development.js
+++ b/server/datasources.development.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 module.exports = {
- mongodb: {
-   connector: 'mongodb',
-   hostname: process.env.DB_HOST,
-   port: process.env.DB_PORT,
-   user: process.env.DB_USER,
-   password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
-   database: process.env.DB_NAME,
-   url: process.env.DB_URL
- }
-};
+  mongodb: {
+  connector: 'mongodb',
+  hostname: process.env.DB_HOST || 'localhost',
+  port: process.env.DB_PORT || 27017,
+  user: process.env.DB_USER || '',
+  password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD || '',
+  database: process.env.DB_NAME || 'lafs',
+  url: process.env.DB_URL
+  }
+  };
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