diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69f07f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+node_modules/
+.env
+src/miscellaneous/migratenicknames.js
+test.js
diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 4219000..9e889f2 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ GLOBAL_BOT_PREFIX=v3
 CREATOR_IDS=212445217763229699
 MESSAGE_BATCH_SIZE=10
 PASTE_CREATE_ENDPOINT=host your own haste-server instance to get this
-PGUSER=postgresusername
-PGPASSWORD=postgrespassword
-PGHOST=localhost
-PGDATABASE=logger
+POSTGRES_USER=postgresusername # will be ignored on Docker
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgrespassword
+POSTGRES_HOST=localhost # will be ignored on Docker
+POSTGRES_DB=logger
 REDIS_LOCK_TTL=2000
 AES_KEY=youraeskey
 MESSAGE_HISTORY_DAYS=how many days as an int you want to be wiped from db
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f645f90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# get node
+FROM node:18.5.0-buster-slim
+
+# Create app directory
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+# Get app dependencies
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+# building app
+RUN npm i --omit=dev --verbose
+
+# Bundle app source
+COPY . .
+
+# start up command for bot
+CMD [ "npm", "start" ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0aa367c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Use .env. Only edit this, if you know your stuff.
+services:
+  app:
+    build:
+      context: ./
+    restart: always
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+    depends_on:
+      - cache
+      - db
+      - setup
+    environment:
+      REDIS_HOST: cache
+      POSTGRES_HOST: db
+      POSTGRES_USER: ${POSTGRES_DB}
+
+  setup:
+    build:
+      context: .
+    command: "npm run setupdb"
+    restart: on-failure
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+    environment:
+      DOCKER: true
+      POSTGRES_USER: ${POSTGRES_DB}
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD:
+      POSTGRES_HOST: db
+      POSTGRES_DB:
+
+  cache:
+    image: redis:6.2-alpine
+    restart: always
+    command: redis-server --save 20 1 --loglevel warning
+    volumes:
+      - cache:/data
+
+  db:
+    image: postgres:16-alpine
+    restart: always
+    volumes:
+      - db:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD:
+      POSTGRES_USER:
+
+volumes:
+  db:
+  cache:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2a90477..e2155c7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "standard",
-    "lint": "node_modules/.bin/eslint . --ext .js"
+    "lint": "node_modules/.bin/eslint . --ext .js",
+    "start": "node index.js",
+    "setupdb": "node src/miscellaneous/generateDB.js"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "logging",
diff --git a/src/db/clients/postgres.js b/src/db/clients/postgres.js
index 0167694..685279f 100644
--- a/src/db/clients/postgres.js
+++ b/src/db/clients/postgres.js
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ const { Client, Pool } = require('pg') // PREREQUISITE: Have postgres installed
 
 require('dotenv').config()
 const pool = new Pool({
-  user: process.env.PGUSER,
-  host: process.env.PGHOST,
-  database: process.env.PGDATABASE,
-  password: process.env.PGPASSWORD,
-  port: process.env.PGPORT || 5432,
+  user: process.env.POSTGRES_USER,
+  host: process.env.POSTGRES_HOST,
+  database: process.env.POSTGRES_DB,
+  password: process.env.POSTGRES_PASSWORD,
+  port: process.env.POSTGRES_PORT || 5432,
   max: 5 // 5 clients each, god help us all if this isn't sufficient
 })
 
diff --git a/src/miscellaneous/generateDB.js b/src/miscellaneous/generateDB.js
index da00a94..486276d 100644
--- a/src/miscellaneous/generateDB.js
+++ b/src/miscellaneous/generateDB.js
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ const { Pool } = require('pg')
 require('dotenv').config()
 
 const pool = new Pool({
-  user: process.env.PGUSER, // Make sure PGUSER is a superuser
-  host: process.env.PGHOST,
+  user: process.env.POSTGRES_USER, // Make sure POSTGRES_USER is a superuser
+  host: process.env.POSTGRES_HOST,
   database: 'template1', // Should exist in all postgres databases by default
-  password: process.env.PGPASSWORD,
+  password: process.env.POSTGRES_PASSWORD,
   port: 5432
 })
 
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@ pool.on('error', e => {
   console.error('There was an error while generating the database structure!', e)
 })
 
-async function generate () {
-  await pool.query('CREATE DATABASE logger') // create db
+async function generate() {
+  if (!process.env.DOCKER) await pool.query(`CREATE DATABASE ${process.env.POSTGRES_DB}`) // create db
   const loggerDB = new Pool({
-    user: process.env.PGUSER,
-    host: process.env.PGHOST,
-    database: 'logger',
-    password: process.env.PGPASSWORD,
+    user: process.env.POSTGRES_USER,
+    host: process.env.POSTGRES_HOST,
+    database: process.env.POSTGRES_DB,
+    password: process.env.POSTGRES_PASSWORD,
     port: 5432
   })
-  await loggerDB.query('CREATE TABLE messages ( id TEXT PRIMARY KEY, author_id TEXT NOT NULL, content TEXT, attachment_b64 TEXT, ts TIMESTAMPTZ )') // establish messages table
-  await loggerDB.query('CREATE TABLE guilds ( id TEXT PRIMARY KEY, owner_id TEXT NOT NULL, ignored_channels TEXT[], disabled_events TEXT[], event_logs JSON, log_bots BOOL, custom_settings JSON )') // establish guilds table
+  await loggerDB.query('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS messages ( id TEXT PRIMARY KEY, author_id TEXT NOT NULL, content TEXT, attachment_b64 TEXT, ts TIMESTAMPTZ )') // establish messages table
+  await loggerDB.query('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS guilds ( id TEXT PRIMARY KEY, owner_id TEXT NOT NULL, ignored_channels TEXT[], disabled_events TEXT[], event_logs JSON, log_bots BOOL, custom_settings JSON )') // establish guilds table
   console.log('DB Generated!')
 }