diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d8de4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/Dockerfile
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d70ebeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+FROM node:21-alpine3.18
+RUN npm i -g pnpm turbo
+
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY . .
+
+RUN pnpm install
+ENV PAYLOAD_CONFIG_PATH=src/payload.config.ts
+RUN pnpm build
+
+CMD ["pnpm", "serve"]
diff --git a/apps/api/package.json b/apps/api/package.json
index 4b6dba5..70b17fd 100644
--- a/apps/api/package.json
+++ b/apps/api/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
-    "payload": "latest",
+    "payload": "1.12.0",
     "@payloadcms/plugin-seo": "latest",
     "@payloadcms/plugin-cloud-storage": "latest",
     "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "latest",
diff --git a/apps/api/src/server.ts b/apps/api/src/server.ts
index 5298e66..3386429 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/server.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/server.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ app.get("/", (_, res) => {
   res.redirect("/admin");
 });
 
+const PORT = process.env.PAYLOAD_PORT ?? 3000,
+const HOST = process.env.PAYLOAD_ADDRESS ?? 'localhost',
+
 const start = async () => {
   // Initialize Payload
   await payload.init({
@@ -24,7 +27,13 @@ const start = async () => {
 
   // Add your own express routes here
 
-  app.listen(process.env.PAYLOAD_PORT ?? 3000);
+  app.listen(
+    PORT,
+    HOST,
+    () => {
+      console.log(`Server running at http://${HOST}:${PORT}/`);
+    }
+  );
 };
 
 start();