diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11b65fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: Test and Build Docker Image
+
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 0 * * *"
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+    concurrency:
+      group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+      cancel-in-progress: true
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+      - uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          context: .
+          push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+          tags: |
+            ghcr.io/thelovinator1/anewdawn:latest
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index ee5c4c5..e436c5f 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "cSpell.words": [
+    "anewdawn",
     "bwmarrin",
     "discordgo",
     "godotenv",
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff0a351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+FROM golang:1.21-alpine
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+# pre-copy/cache go.mod for pre-downloading dependencies and only redownloading them in subsequent builds if they change
+COPY go.mod go.sum ./
+RUN go mod download && go mod verify
+
+COPY . .
+RUN go build -v -o /usr/local/bin/app ./...
+
+CMD ["app"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5798f84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+services:
+  anewdawn:
+    image: ghcr.io/thelovinator1/anewdawn:master
+    container_name: anewdawn
+    restart: unless-stopped