diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c2fc2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#base image
+
+From python:3.7
+
+#working directory
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+#code copy
+
+COPY . .
+
+#install libraries
+
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+#migrate
+
+RUN python cool_counters/manage.py migrate
+
+#cmd
+
+CMD ["python","cool_counters/manage.py","runserver","0.0.0.0:8000"]
+
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 12f40e6..24a599d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Simple Django App
-This is a simple, minimal Django app intended to help understand the main aspects of working with Django.
+This is a simple, minimal Django app intended to help you understand the main aspects of working with Django.
 
 ## Usage Instructions
 Clone this repository e.g.
@@ -25,3 +25,12 @@ python manage.py runserver
 ```
 
 Navigate to to http://127.0.0.1:8000
+
+To create the docker image, run:
+
+docker build -t counter-app .
+
+To run the docker image, run:
+
+docker run -d -p 8000:8000 counter-app:latest
+
diff --git a/cool_counters/cool_counters/settings.py b/cool_counters/cool_counters/settings.py
index 860bd04..66fcc40 100644
--- a/cool_counters/cool_counters/settings.py
+++ b/cool_counters/cool_counters/settings.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 DEBUG = True
 
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["*"]
 
 
 # Application definition
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3e4ba5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+django