diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38ca1e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+.github/
+.next/
+.vscode/
+
+node_modules/
+
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9332b66..7105a88 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ yarn-error.log*
 .env*.local
 .env
 .env.local
+.env.production
 
 # vercel
 .vercel
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bc3cbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Build
+FROM node:18-alpine AS builder
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY package*.json ./
+COPY . .
+
+RUN npm install
+RUN cd src && npx prisma generate && cd ..
+RUN npm run build
+
+# Production stage
+FROM node:18-alpine AS runner
+WORKDIR /app
+
+ARG NODE_ENV=production
+ENV NODE_ENV=${NODE_ENV}
+
+COPY --from=builder /app/next.config.ts ./
+COPY --from=builder /app/package*.json ./
+COPY --from=builder /app/pnpm-lock.yaml ./
+COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public
+COPY --from=builder /app/.next ./.next
+COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+COPY --from=builder /app/src ./src
+
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+CMD ["sh", "-c", "env | grep DATABASE && npm start"]
diff --git a/docker-compose-init.yml b/docker-compose-init.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8ef625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose-init.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+version: '3'
+
+services:
+  nginx:
+    image: nginx:alpine
+    container_name: nginx-init
+    ports:
+      - '80:80'
+    volumes:
+      - certbot-www:/var/www/certbot
+      - ./nginx/init.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+    command: [nginx-debug, '-g', 'daemon off;']
+
+  certbot:
+    image: certbot/certbot
+    container_name: certbot
+    volumes:
+      - certbot-etc:/etc/letsencrypt
+      - certbot-www:/var/www/certbot
+    command: certonly --webroot -w /var/www/certbot --email minjing.chen.21@ucl.ac.uk --agree-tos --no-eff-email -d team3docker.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com
+
+volumes:
+  certbot-etc:
+  certbot-www:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63cbbbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+services:
+  nextapp:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    ports:
+      - '3000:3000'
+    container_name: nextapp
+    restart: always
+    env_file:
+      - .env.production
+    environment:
+      - NODE_ENV=production
+    depends_on:
+      - postgres
+    command: sh -c "cd src && npx prisma migrate deploy && npx prisma db seed && cd .. && npm start"
+    networks:
+      - app-network
+    volumes:
+      - ./src:/app/src
+
+  postgres:
+    image: postgres:15
+    container_name: postgres
+    restart: always
+    ports:
+      - '5432:5432'
+    env_file:
+      - .env.production
+    volumes:
+      - pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    networks:
+      - app-network
+
+  nginx:
+    build: ./nginx
+    container_name: nginx-main
+    ports:
+      - '80:80'
+      - '443:443'
+    volumes:
+      - certbot-etc:/etc/letsencrypt
+      - certbot-www:/var/www/certbot
+    environment:
+      DOMAIN_NAME: team3docker.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com
+    depends_on:
+      - nextapp
+    networks:
+      - app-network
+
+networks:
+  app-network:
+
+volumes:
+  pgdata:
+  certbot-etc:
+    name: comp0067_2025_team3_certbot-etc
+  certbot-www:
+    name: comp0067_2025_team3_certbot-www
diff --git a/nginx/Dockerfile b/nginx/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c61cc6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nginx/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+FROM nginx:alpine
+
+COPY default.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+
+CMD ["nginx", "-g", "daemon off;"]
diff --git a/nginx/default.conf b/nginx/default.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa72669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nginx/default.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+server {
+    listen 80;
+    server_name team3docker.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com;
+
+    location /.well-known/acme-challenge/ {
+        root /var/www/certbot;
+    }
+
+    location / {
+        return 301 https://$host$request_uri;  # Corrected $request_url to $request_uri
+    }
+}
+
+server {
+    listen 443 ssl;
+    server_name team3docker.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com;
+
+    ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/team3docker.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com/fullchain.pem;
+    ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/team3docker.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com/privkey.pem;
+
+    location / {
+        proxy_pass http://nextapp:3000;
+        proxy_http_version 1.1;
+        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+        proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/nginx/init.conf b/nginx/init.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21f0d42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nginx/init.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+server {
+    listen 80;
+    server_name team3docker.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com;
+    
+    location /.well-known/acme-challenge/ {
+        root /var/www/certbot;
+    }
+    
+    location / {
+        return 200 'Init server is running!';
+        add_header Content-Type text/plain;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/prisma/seed.ts b/src/prisma/seed.ts
index 09a95b1..88ede67 100644
--- a/src/prisma/seed.ts
+++ b/src/prisma/seed.ts
@@ -312,7 +312,10 @@ async function initialiseQuestions() {
 
 async function main() {
   await initialiseQuestions()
-  await initialiseUsersAndResponses()
+
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
+    await initialiseUsersAndResponses()
+  }
 }
 
 main()