diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+ARG NODE_VERSION
+
+FROM node:${NODE_VERSION}-alpine AS base
+
+# Install libc6-compat for better compatibility
+RUN apk add --no-cache libc6-compat
+
+# Enable Corepack
+RUN corepack enable
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy dependency files
+COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml ./
+
+# Copy prisma schema
+COPY prisma ./prisma
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+
+# Copy source code
+COPY . .
+
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+CMD ["pnpm", "dev"]
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diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
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+services:
+  web:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      args:
+        NODE_VERSION: 24.11.1
+    volumes:
+      - .:/app
+      - /app/node_modules
+      - /app/.next
+    environment:
+      - WATCHPACK_POLLING=true
+      - CI=true
+    ports: 
+      - "3000:3000"
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diff --git a/docker.py b/docker.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+@dataclass
+class Command:
+    name: str
+    cmd: list[str]
+    error_msg: str
+    silent: bool = True
+
+REQUISITE_COMMANDS = [
+  Command(
+    name="check_docker",
+    cmd=["docker", "-v"],
+    error_msg="[FATAL]: Check that you have Docker installed."
+  ),
+  Command(
+    name="check_compose",
+    cmd=["docker", "compose", "version"],
+    error_msg="[FATAL]: Check that you have Docker compose installed."
+  ),
+  Command(
+    name="check_docker_running",
+    cmd=["docker", "info"],
+    error_msg="[FATAL]: Check that Docker is running."
+  ),
+]
+
+COMPOSE_COMMANDS = {
+  "s": Command(
+    name="docker_compose_up_build",
+    cmd=["docker", "compose", "up", "-d", "--build"],
+    error_msg="[FATAL]: Failed to build and start containers. Check logs.",
+    silent=False
+  ),
+  "d": Command(
+    name="docker_compose_down_and_cleanup",
+    cmd=["sh", "-c", "docker compose down -v --rmi local && rm -rf ./.pnpm-store"],
+    error_msg="[FATAL]: Failed to cleanup Docker containers and local files.",
+    silent=False
+  )
+}
+
+def execute(c: Command):
+  print(f"[LOG]: Executing command: {c.name}.")
+  p = subprocess.Popen(
+    c.cmd,
+    stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+    stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+    text=True,
+    bufsize=1
+  )
+
+  if not c.silent:
+    for line in p.stdout:
+      print(line, end="")
+
+  code = p.wait()
+  if code != 0:
+    print(f"{c.error_msg} [CODE={code}]")
+    sys.exit(code)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  choice = input("Would you like to start [s/S] or destroy [d/D] (all other options will be ignored): ").lower()
+
+  if choice not in ["s", "d"]:
+    print("Invalid option. Aborting.")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+  for command in REQUISITE_COMMANDS:
+    execute(command)
+
+  print("[LOG]: Starting main execution. If building, please wait a minute.")
+  execute(COMPOSE_COMMANDS[choice])
+  print("[LOG]: Execution complete. If destroying, please refresh source control.")
+  sys.exit(0)
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